Brain Development
The process in which neurons move to their “final” and “correct” destination
What is migration?
The primary focus of Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory in understanding child development?
What is social interaction and cultural context in cognitive development?
The ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
What is object permanence?
The attachment style that fosters emotional regulation and resilience in stressful situations.
What is secure attachment?
The impact of poverty on cognitive development in children
A. significant cognitive delays.
B. primarily affects physical health and has little relation to cognitive abilities.
What is... A. significant cognitive delays.
The transformation from unspecialized cells into specialized cells with specific functions.
What is differentiation?
The psychologist who defined childhood development into clearly defined stages.
What is Jean Piaget?
1.) cognitive component or the ability to place oneself in the other person’s situations.
2.) Emotional component or the ability to “feel” another’s emotional experience.
are the two components of...
What is empathy?
The attachment style that is characterized by difficulty trusting others and tends to keep emotional distance.
What is avoidant attachment?
The type of play involves children engaging in symbolic activities and assigning roles to themselves and others
What is pretend play?
The process of eliminating unnecessary neurons or connections to enhance efficiency.
What is pruning?
Defined as the set of abilities that a child cannot perform independently but can with the aid of an assistant (adult). This concept was developed by Vygotsky.
What is Zone of Proximal Development?
The belief that the world revolves around you and the inability to understand other people’s point of view.
What is egocentrism?
The attachment style that is characterized by worrying excessively about abandonment and seek constant reassurance.
What is anxious attachment?
A group of people that interact with each other and share similar interests.
What is a clique?
What is neurogenesis?
A teaching method where support is gradually reduced as the learner becomes more competent.
What is scaffolding?
The term for the inability to understand that others can hold beliefs that differ from one's own, often assessed through false-belief tasks.
What is Theory of Mind?
A model that focuses on the internal beliefs one has about attachment
What is Internal-working model?
An emotionally painful, shocking, stressful and sometimes life-threatening experience.
The connection between brain structure changes and cognitive functions.
What is structure-function relationship?
Involves integrating new information into existing schemas according to Piaget.
What is assimilation?
The concept that refers to a child's understanding that the amount of liquid remains the same when poured into containers of different shapes.
What is conservation?
An instinctual behavioral response that is triggered by certain environmental cues.
What is the attachment behavioral system?
Impact of trauma on child development
Example: What is it can impact multiple developmental domains?