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Cognitive Dev
Infants/Attachment/etc.
Physical
Brain Development
Wild Card
100

This is the part of memory lasts only a few seconds.

Working/short-term memory
100

The process of reciprocal communication between a caregiver and infant is called the serve and...

Return

100
A full-term pregnancy lasts at least how many weeks?

38 weeks

100

True or false: The brain stops making connections at the age of five.

False

100

This theoriest identified stages of moral development across the lifespan.

Erik Erikson

200

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

200

For children to learn language, communication must be what type of process?

A reciprocal process

200

Congenital conditions can be caused by genetic and/or what type of conditions?

Environmental Conditions

200

The part of the brain that controls reasoning, problem solving, comprehension, impulse-control, creativity and perseverance is called

The pre-frontal cortex

200
This organization provides guidance on all things related to early childhood, including developmentally appropriate practices.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

300

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.

300

According to Erikson's theory, what stage of psychosocial development is a child ages birth-one experiencing?

Trust versus Mistrust

300
What is the name of the reflex that causes an infant to turn their heads when their cheek is stroked?

The rooting reflex

300

Periods when the brain is especially sensitive to learning new knowledge and skills are sometimes called....

Windows of Opportunity

300

Piaget asserted that children form meaning from their experiences. What is this called?

Constructivist learning/constructivism.
400

The capacity to understand and control mental process is called what?

Metacognition

400

The deep, enduring emotional bond the forms between an infant and their caregiver is called what?

Attachment

400

What is the term for development that starts from the top and moves downward?

Cephalocaudal development
400

The process of surplus connections and gradual elimination of synapses throughout childhood and adolescence is also called

Blooming and Pruning

400

The idea that there are at least eight distinct areas of intelligence is called what?

Multiple Intelligences Theory.

500
"Magical thinking" is common in preschoolers, and typically fades by the age of six. What do we mean by magical thinking?

The belief that one's thoughts, wishes or desires can influence the external world.

500

What are the three primary types of insecure attachment?

Anxious/resistant; Avoidant; Disorganized/Fearful-avoidant.

500

What is the term for development that proceeds from the middle of the body and moves outward?

Proximodistal Development

500

The connecting point between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is called

Synapses

500

This theoretical approach asserts that children learn from observing those around them.

Social Learning Theories