Fetal Development/ Infancy
Moro Reflex
The question of whether our thoughts and actions stem from our environment or from our genetic inheritance
Nature vs Nurture
Child saying "ball" when they mean that they want the ball is an example of...
Holophrase
Experiencing and understanding the feelings of others
Empathy
The sharing of parental responsibilities between two or more people
Formation of the Zygote occurs in what stage?
Germinal Stage
A freshman in high school is unsure whether he wants to join the marching band or the football team
Identity vs Role Confusion
Rise and fall of vocal tone
Intonation
The understanding and controlling of one's emotions
Emotional Intelligence
When parents use superior power to compel children to comply
Power assertion
Delivery of the Placenta
Bob feels suspicious about his significant other hanging out with her friends. What Erikson stage seems to be unresolved?
Trust vs. Mistrust
Learning to read by "sounding it out"
Phonetic Decoding
A condition in which a child is fearful and nervous when away from a loved one
Separation Anxiety
When an adopted child still has access to their birth parents
Open Adoption
Born Before 37 weeks of gestation
Pre - Term Infant
The process of providing the support that helps the child learn what is just out of reach of his abilities
Scaffolding
theory that human beings have an inborn capacity for language acquisition
Nativism
How a child's temperament and characteristics fit into their environment
Goodness of fit
When siblings have different experiences in different environments
Nonshared environment
the first usually painless contraction of childbirth
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Continuous vs Discontinuous Development
Someone switching between Spanish and English is the utilization of...
Code Switching
Resisting impulse in the name of earning a reward in the future
Delay of Gratification
When parents set clear limitations and consequences for their children's actions
Inductive Discipline