Child Development Unit 1 Review

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The principles and beliefs that guide a person’s conduct and defines personality and behavior

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character

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The scientific study of children from conception to adolescence.

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Child Development

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Removing something unpleasant to increase desired behavior.

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Negative reinforcement

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 Skill that should be mastered at a certain stage of life

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developmental tasks

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Includes all traits that are passed to child from blood relatives.

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Heredity

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Includes all the conditions and situations that surround and affect a child.

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Child's environment

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Ability of the brain to be shaped and reshaped.

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Brain plasticity

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Discourages behavior

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punishment

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Adding something good to increase desired behavior

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Positive reinforcement

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A prime period/time in a child’s life for developing a particular skill or part of the brain.

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window of opportunity