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# Developmental Cascade * **Developmental Cascade** refers to the cumulative transactions occurring in developing systems. * **Social Cognition**: * How child thinks about self and others * Results in mental representations of themselves, their relationships, and the world. # Sensitive Pe...

# Developmental Cascade * **Developmental Cascade** refers to the cumulative transactions occurring in developing systems. * **Social Cognition**: * How child thinks about self and others * Results in mental representations of themselves, their relationships, and the world. # Sensitive Periods * **Periods of psychological development** in the child. # Behavioral Genetics * **The study** of the influence of genes on behavior and the interaction of heredity and environment. * **Molecular Genetics**: * Investigates genetic composition * Concerned with: * The structure and function of genes at the molecular level * Techniques of genetic engineering # Emotion Reactivity * Individual differences in the emotional threshold and intensity (how easily you get upset). # Emotion Regulation * Ability to manage emotional reactions # Social Cognition * How child thinks about self and others * Results in mental representations of themselves, their relationships, and the world.