Math
Studies have shown that exposure to this, leads to increased scores on tests of early math skills.
What is music.
A human infant is born with roughly this many brain cells.
What is 100 billion.
In this experiment viewed in class, we could see whether or not children had developed a 'sense of self'.
What was the Shopping Cart experiment.
This stage occurs from birth to 12 weeks, where an infant will allow any caring adult to meet their needs.
What is Indiscriminant attachment.
When raw data is processed by sensory receptors, it is known as this.
What is sensation.
Exposure to changes and variation in this, has been shown to lead to higher scores on tests of phonemic awareness.
What is pitch.
This is the number of synaptic connections that can be made in each brain cell.
What is 15,000.
In order for caregivers to form strong attachment with infants, this, is the most important factor to building trust.
What is consistency/reliability.
In this stage, from 10 weeks to 8 months old, infants smile, babble, coo and respond more quickly to mother and other primary caregivers.
What is Discriminant attachment.
When sensations are processed by the brain, it is known as this.
What is perception.
Assigning a counting tag to each item in an array demonstrates this math concept.
What is the one-to-one principle.
This is the age at which 80% of our synaptic connections have already been made.
What is 3 years old.
A caregiver who can tell whether Susie is hungry or needs her diaper changed based on her different cries has followed this respectful care principle.
What is to learn a child's unique ways of communicating (#3).
This stage, from 8-24 months old, friendliness to unfamiliar adults goes away.
What is clear attachment.
The sense of touch was shown to be a very important factor in infant development in this experiment.
What is Harlow's Monkeys experiment.
A child from 2.5-3 years old is able to do this, meaning to instantly recognize the number of items without counting.
What is subitize.
The phrase "use it or lose it" helps to explain this phenomenon which eliminates synapses in the brain.
What is pruning.
An ECE who makes children place everything neatly in their cubbies/lockers, but then throws her own jacket on the floor is not following this respectful care principle.
What is 'practice what you preach' (#7).
This stage, from 24 months old, routines are critical.
What are Reciprocal Relationships.
This concept explains how infants stimuli decrease with repeated exposure to an object.
What is the Habituation Paradigm.
This math principle indicates how many of an item are in an array. It points out a special quality of the last number said.
What is the cardinal principle.
This fatty layer of insulation helps to prevent axons from touching each other the same way the rubber coating on a wire does.
What is the myelin sheath.
An ECE who teaches a child how to properly clean up their spilled milk, rather than scold them and clean it for them, is following this respectful care principle.
What is recognizing problems as learning opportunities (#8).
In this experiment, an unfamiliar adult enters the room and the mother leaves. The other adult then tries to comfort the child.
What is the Strange Situation experiment.
For us to perceive something through a sense, a signal in the brain is sent through this long part of a neuron cell.
What is the axon.