3.7 Key Terms

A-not-B error

axon

babbling

binocular vision

child-directed speech

co-sleeping

cortex

deferred imitation

dendrite

fine motor skills

grammar

gross motor skills

head-sparing

holophrase

hybrid theory

immunization

information-processing theory

kwashiorkor

language acquisition device (LAD)

little scientist

marasmus

mirror neurons

motor skills

naming explosion

neuron (p. 95)

neurotransmitter (p. 96)

norm (p. 94)

object permanence (p. 119)

perception (p. 104)

pincer movement (p. 108)

plasticity (p. 98)

prefrontal cortex (p. 95)

protein-calorie malnutrition (p. 115)

pruning (p. 97)

REM (rapid eye movement) sleep (p. 101)

reminder session (p. 123)

self-righting (p. 101)

sensation (p. 104)

sensorimotor intelligence (p. 117)

shaken baby syndrome (SBS) (p. 100)

stunting (p. 115)

synapse (p. 96)

transient exuberance (p. 97)

wasting (p. 115)