HSV Ch. 3 - Google Docs - Lecture notes 3 PDF

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John Coons was my instructor and this is all the notes highlighted in lecture that was needed for exams...

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CHAPTER 3 Reflexes! : unlearned responses triggered by specific sttimuli Assessing the newborn: Five apgar score Good condition is a total of 7 Needs attention total 4-6 Life threatening total 3 or less Alert Activity:! calm, eyes open and attentive; deliberately inspecting the envio Walking activity!: open but unfocused and uncoordinated Crying!: motion is agitated and uncoordinated Sleeping:! eyes closed and quality of breathing alternates Pain cry:! loud wail, followed by long pause then gasping Sleep cycle New borns sleep an average of 16-18 hours a day Newborn: 4 hour cycle. 3 asleep, 1 awake 3-4 months: 5-6 hour cycle By 6 months should be sleeping 10-12 hours REM sleep: 50% of newborn sleep 25% by 12 months Co- sleeping: sleeping in the same room or bed with the child SIDS: sudden, inexplicable death of a healthy baby Back to sleep program: sleep on back or sides not front Temperment: consistent styles or patterns of infant behavior - Rothbarts three dimensions ( not independent) - Heredity and twin studies - Heredity contributes more in childhood rather than infancy - Enviorment asain babies are less emtional, whereas russian babies s and negative affect compared to Euro- American babies - Parental charecteristics (responsiveness reduces, depression has mo Studies suggest that temperament tends to be somewhat stable from infancy adulthood Physical Development Growth is more rapid in infancy than during any other period after birth...