Brain
The gaps between neurons
Synapses
Teratogens that influence low birth weight in neonates in developing countries
Malnourished mothers, poor health, and lack of prenatal care
The hormone that initiates labor/contractions
Oxytocin
Piaget's idea that kids can think about the range of possible actions and then select the one that will give them their desired outcome/what they want
Mental representations
A huge burst in the dendritic-axon connections between neurons
Synaptic exuberance
Which sense is least developed at birth?
Sight
The two scales used to predicte neonate health
Apgar and NBAS
Chomksy's proposal that says we are born with an innate ability to learn language grammer
Language Acquisition Device
The 4 lobes within the cerebral cortex
Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes
At what age do infants get upset if you prevent them from moving voluntarily, like holding their hands down?
7 months old
We measure ___ in babies to assess neurological functioning and development
Reflexes
The distance between skills or tasks that you can accomplish alone and those you can accomplish with guidance
Zone of Proximal Development
Two ways to pull information from memory
Recall and recognition
The main difference between Piaget and Vygotsky's theories of development
Piaget - universal
Vygotsky - culturally specific
According to Erikson, what happens if infants do not receive adequate love and care?
They learn they cant trust others and will not develop healthy social relationships
Joint attention helps to foster:
Processing new information, language, and emotional communication
The idea that starts to develop around 8months which shows that infants are learning that objects exist even if they can't see it
Object permanence
The principle that says that growth happens from the head downwards vs. The principle that says growth happens from the inside out
Cephalocaudal principle vs. Proximodistal principle
Deferred imitation should be fully developed by what age?
20 months
The main difference between how information-processing approach views cognitive development and how Piaget views cognitive development.
Information-processing approach views cognitive development as continuous, Piaget views it as discontinuous