Adaptation in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Temperament
Brain Science
100
High quality caregiving and nurture will help babies form a _________ attachment
What is secure
100
9 temperament qualities
What is how many temperament qualities children have
100
The part of the brain is in charge of executive function
What is prefrontal cortex
200
The hypothesis that some caregivers will have special probles with some infants is called the _________
What is match-mismatch hypothesis
200
• Behavioral-style theory • Emergent personality theory • Emotion/physiological regulation theories • Social construction theory
What are temperament theories.
200
A chemical compound responsible for transmitting signals in the brain
What is a neurotransmitter
300
The Minnesota Study found that one of the strongest predictors of a quality caregiver was the caregiver's ______________
What is psychological understanding of the infant
300
The processes that operate to adjust the person’s characteristic level of reactivity across several domains (affect, cognition, motor activity)
What is self regulation
300
The brain system that regulates the five Fs: fleeing, fighting, feeding, feeling, and mating
What is the limbic system
400
Tension and emotional regulation in an infant or toddler are byproducts of __________
What is exploration
400
Assesses a child's behavior, might suggest to try parenting classes, try altering the learning environment, perhaps the use of fidgets.
What are recommendations by a school psychologist
400
The part of the Limbic system that regulates attention (among other things)
What is amygdala
500
High needs for control from a caregiver with some children will create an ________ attachment
What is anxious
500
Jerome Kagan says, "physical reactions to stimulation at age of 4 months is a predictor of whether or not the child will be social and outgoing or not by the age of 14 – 24 months, and potentially later into early childhood."
What is reactivity.
500
__________ are thought to be responsible for humans ability to learn by watching others and then imitating them
What are mirror neurons