Terms
When information interacts with sensory receptors, the eyes, ears, tongue, nostrils and skin - this is called
what is sensation
the cerebral cortex has two hemispheres with specialization of function in one hemisphere or the other is called
What is lateralization
this type of motor skill involves finely tuned movements
what are fine motor skills
Piaget believed the developing brain creates these that are mental representations that organize knowledge
what are schemes
this type of memory refers to memory without conscious recollection
what is implicit memory
Interpretation of our senses
What is perception
This is the protective layer of fat cells that protect the axon
What is the myelin sheath
Skills that involve large muscles activities are called
What are gross motor skills
This is the stage Piaget says infants are in
what is sensorimotor stage
this type of speech is language spoken in a higher than usual pitch, slower tempo and exaggerated intonation
what is child directed speech
Earliest growth always occurs at the top of the head with physical growth continuing from the top to bottom
What is cephalocaudal pattern
Infants spend most of the sleep in this type of sleep, more than any other time in their lives
What is REM (rapid eye movement)
The retention of information over time is
what is memory
When infants use existing schemes to deal with new information, this is called
what is assimilation
A feeling or affect that occurs when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her, are typically either positive or negative
what are emotions
Growth that starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremities is called
What is proximodistal pattern
A condition that occurs when an infants stops breathing and dies for no apparent reason is
What is SIDS
This term refers to decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the stimulus
What is habituation
This is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard or touched
what is object permanence
This is a smile that occurs in response to external stimulus
what is a social smile
When we integrate information from two or more sensory modalities this is called
what is intermodal perception
The gradual maturation of the frontal regions of the cerebral cortex assist in
emotion regulation in infants
A form of communication -whether spoken, written or signed that is based on a system of symbols, is
what is language
When consequences of a behavior influence the probability of the behavior happening again or not, is
What is operant conditioning
This is what its called when crying occurs when a caregiver leaves
what is separation protest