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This substance is produced the first few days a breastfeeding, high in protein and antibodies
colostrum
During the first year infants _____ their size.
triple
This assessment tool is used to explore the development of infants in that first year.
The Bayley Scales
The raw material of personality is referred to as _____.
temperament
When babies look to their caregiver to see their reaction before they react we call this _____ _____.
social referencing
These two strategies of typically used to comfort an a fussy infant.
feeding and swaddling
Top down development refers to the _______ principle.
cephalacaudal
This milestone is reached between 8 - 12 months. Working memory is key to this achievement.
object permanence
Those first emotions exhibited by infants are referred to as _____ emotions.
primary
A milestone in the first year that involves the bidirectional influence of sensory and motor development.
depth perception
newborns and infants prefer to gaze at _______ _______.
human faces
The fast and furious development of neural networks occurs this first year of life and it is referred to as _____._____.
synaptic exuberance
The sequence of language development in the first year starts with _____, then _____, then gesturing and finally _____.
cooing, babbling, gesturing & first words
Bowlby's research on infants focused on the importance of what?
the primary caregiver
The brain is highly responsive to environmental influences both good and bad. The ability for the brain to recover from injury or deprivation is called _______.
plasticity
Neural networks that get used get stronger and those that are not important get weaker. This process is referred to as _____ _____.
synaptic pruning
This promotes speed and protects neurons, it is the part of the neuron called the _____ _____.
myelin sheath
The study of infant cognitive development relies heavily on studies of attention and _____.
habituation
How do we refer to the quality of the relationship between the caregiver and the infant.
Goodness of Fit
The coordination of motor skills and sensory perception is referred to as ______ ______.
intermodal perception
When infants waste away as a result of starvation a disease can result which is called _______.
marasmus
An important fine motor milestone in the first year is the _____ _____.
pincer grasp
Piaget is famous for his use of two terms that sum up the learning process.
assimilation & accommodation
Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development is called _____ vs _____.
trust versus mistrust
Some infants die for no apparent reason, typically this occurs in the first few months. They seem to just stop breathing and their heart stops beating. This syndrome is called ____________.
SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrom