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A baby's development, before and after birth, is a marvel of *this*
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maturation
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Begins at conception, when the male sperm unites with the female ovum (egg).
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germinal stage
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Lasting until eithe week after conception. Embryo develops fingers, toes, tail, eyes, etc.
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embryonic stage
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Organism (fetus) further develops the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage
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fetal stage
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having more than two alcoholic drinks a day significantly increases this
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fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
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automatic behaviors that are necessary for survival
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motor reflexes
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importance of touching
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contact comfort
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if the primary caregiver is temporarily away from the child they suffer from this
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separation anxiety
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cry/protest if the parent leaves the room but wlecome him/her back and then play happily again
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securely attached
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resisting contact with the mother at reunion but protesting loudly if she leaves
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anxious or ambivalent
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proposed new theory of cognitive development to explain childish mistakes.
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Jean Piaget
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what you do when you fit new information into your present system of knowledge and beliefs or into your mental schemas.
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Assimilation
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networks of associations, beliefs, and expectations
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schemas
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what you must do , as a result of new undeniable information, you must change/modeify your existing schemas
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Accommodation
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in this stage, learns looking, touching, hearing, putting things in mouth, sucking, grasping.
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sensorimotor stage
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