Vocabulary
Child Development
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Social/Emotional Development
100
Improvement of the skills involving arms, legs, and whole body movements. Examples include running, jumping, throwing, and climbing.
What is gross motor development?
100
By studying ____ you will develop a profile of what children can do at various ages
What is child development?
100
The average weight at birth
What is 7 and a half pounds
100
Most of an infant's movements are the results of ______
What are reflexes?
100
Relates to how actively involved a child is with his/her surroundings
What is passivity?
200
term used to refer to a child from birth through the first year of life
What is an infant?
200
________ refers to a change of growth that occurs in a child
What is development?
200
Infants reflexes are needed for ___________
What is survival
200
___________ and ________________ forces influence a child's cognitive development
What are heredity and environment ?
200
The tendency to feel distressed
What is irritability?
300
the strong emotional connection that develops between people
What is attachment?
300
From the first year until the third birthday children are often called _______
What are toddlers?
300
Touching an infant's palm, the fingers will grip tightly
What is the Palmar Grasp reflex?
300
During the first few weeks after birth, infants focus on objects __ ____ _______ of their visual field
What is in the center?
300
Examples of attachment behaviors are _______ ________ __________ __________
What is cooing, kicking, gurgling,laughing?
400
Quality and intensity of children's emotional reactions to their environment, such as passivity, irritability, and activity patterns
What is temperament?
400
Term for children ages 3 to 6
What are preschoolers?
400
By four months of age, an infant can _______ _______
What is roll over?
400
Infants like to look at objects held ____ to _____ inches in front of them
What is 8 to 15?
400
Children between ___ and ___ months of age will usually have the most difficulty beginning a child care program
What is 9 and 18 months?
500
Refers to a sequence of biological changes in a child
What is maturation?
500
Infants often love ______ objects, so make sure objects are clean and safe
What is mouthing?
500
Creeping requires stronger ___________ muscles
What is leg?
500
The adult's facial expression is most interesting to a ______ month old child
What is 3?
500
Establishing _______ is a key factor in social-emotional development
What is trust?
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