Vocabulary
The Brain
Ages
Theories
This and That
100
Birth to age 9
What is Early Childhood
100
Brain nerve cell is called a
What is neuron
100
Identify 6 body parts
What is 24 months
100
Sensitive periods for learning
What is Montessori
100
Span of years between 6 and 12
What is middle childhood
200
Understand objects exist even infant cannot see them
What is Object permanence
200
Connections in the brain are called
What is synapses
200
Walk up and down stairs placing both feet on one stair
What is 2 years of age
200
Cognitive development
What is Piaget
200
Ability to arrange items in an increasing or decreasing order based on size
What is seriation
300
Two word phrases
What is telegraph speech
300
The brain develops from
What is back to front
300
Overgeneralizes verbs
What is 3 years of age
300
Hierarchy of Human needs
What is Maslow
300
Ability to group objects by size or color
What is classification
400
Development proceeds from the center of the body outward
What is proximodistal principle
400
Under stress the brain produces high level of cortisol which can cause
What is memory problems, lack of concentration
400
Trust vs mistrust
What is Erikson
400
A person's understanding of language
What is language comprehension
500
Development proceeds from the head downward
What is the cephalocaudal principle
500
The front of the brain is responsible for
What is making decisions, planning, higher level thinking
500
Develop a sense of humor
What is 4 and 5 year olds
500
Scaffolding
What is Vygotsky
500
Belief that you are worthwhile as a person
What is self esteem