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Describe How Developmental Psychologists Determine Whether Infants Have a Sense

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Describe how developmental psychologists determine whether infants have a sense of self. Then discuss how the "theory of mind" is related to one's sense of self.


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Onset

Describes the beginning or start of something, such as a disease, a symptom, or a phase of life.

Puberty

The phase of human development during which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction, marked by various physiological changes.

Gray Matter

Region of the brain composed mainly of neuronal cell bodies, involved in muscle control, sensory perception, and decision making.

Pruning

The process of synapse elimination in the brain, where weaker neural connections are removed to strengthen important ones, crucial for brain development.

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