Cognitive Dev
This is the part of memory lasts only a few seconds.
The process of reciprocal communication between a caregiver and infant is called the serve and...
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38 weeks
True or false: The brain stops making connections at the age of five.
False
This theoriest identified stages of moral development across the lifespan.
Erik Erikson
This part of the working memory model controls and coordinates cognitive processes--it determines what one pays attention and how information is processed.
Central Executive
For children to learn language, communication must be what type of process?
A reciprocal process
Congenital conditions can be caused by genetic and/or what type of conditions?
Environmental Conditions
The part of the brain that controls reasoning, problem solving, comprehension, impulse-control, creativity and perseverance is called
The pre-frontal cortex
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Young children typically have a 'black and white' perspective of the world. What does this mean?
That things are either right or wrong--this is little gray area in between.
According to Erikson's theory, what stage of psychosocial development is a child ages birth-one experiencing?
Trust versus Mistrust
The rooting reflex
Periods when the brain is especially sensitive to learning new knowledge and skills are sometimes called....
Windows of Opportunity
Piaget asserted that children form meaning from their experiences. What is this called?
The capacity to understand and control mental process is called what?
Metacognition
The deep, enduring emotional bond the forms between an infant and their caregiver is called what?
Attachment
What is the term for development that starts from the top and moves downward?
The process of surplus connections and gradual elimination of synapses throughout childhood and adolescence is also called
Blooming and Pruning
The idea that there are at least eight distinct areas of intelligence is called what?
Multiple Intelligences Theory.
The belief that one's thoughts, wishes or desires can influence the external world.
What are the three primary types of insecure attachment?
Anxious/resistant; Avoidant; Disorganized/Fearful-avoidant.
What is the term for development that proceeds from the middle of the body and moves outward?
Proximodistal Development
The connecting point between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is called
Synapses
This theoretical approach asserts that children learn from observing those around them.
Social Learning Theories