Reflexes & Development
Baby turns head when cheek is stroked
Rooting reflex
Stage from birth–2 years
Sensorimotor
Deep bond between child and caregiver
Attachment
Level where kids avoid punishment
Preconventional
Genie showed importance of
Critical period
Baby grasps object placed in palm
Grasping reflex
Stage of pretend play and egocentrism
Preoperational
Fear of strangers at 8 months
Stranger anxiety
Number of moral stages Kohlberg identified
6
Area of brain for language & movement
Frontal lobe
Understanding that objects still exist when out of sight
Object permanence
Stage when conservation is mastered
Concrete operational
Parent sets rules but explains why
Authoritative
Stage where morality is based on approval of others
Conventional
Separation fear in babies
Separation anxiety
Two-word speech used by toddlers
Telegraphic speech
Stage with abstract logic
Formal operational
Attachment style where child avoids mom
Avoidant
Stage where reasoning is based on personal values
Postconventional
Researcher who developed the “Strange Situation”
Ainsworth
Period before birth
Prenatal
Fitting new info into existing schema
Assimilation
Imprinting was studied by
Lorenz
Psychologist who studied moral development
Kohlberg
Strong emotional bond formed 6 months–3 years
Attachment