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Attachment & Perception
Motor Skills
Cognition
Language
Social/Emotional
100
These are the basic building blocks of the brain.
What are neurons?
100
These are an infants first movements, which are unlearned, organized, involuntary responses to stimuli.
What are reflexes?
100
According to Piaget, this is the first stage of cognition.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
100
This type of "baby talk" language is often used by adults when speaking to infants.
What is parentese?
100
This term refers to an awareness of an emotional state and should never be discounted by caregivers.
What are feelings?
200
This is a factor to consider when deciding when to put a baby into child care.
What is separation anxiety?
200
This refers to a small motor skill, which focuses on the hands and fingers.
What is manipulation?
200
A children who has the ability to hold mental images has reached this stage of development, according to Piaget.
What is the preoperational stage?
200
This type of langauge is experienced when a looks when spoken to, recognizes words for objects, and follows simple commands.
What is receptive language?
200
This type of feeling can be useful for problem-solving, is viewed in different ways by different cultures, and may release frustration.
What is anger?
300
This is the ability to take in and organize sensory experiences.
What is perception?
300
This is the ability to move from one place to another.
What is locomotion?
300
This type of play shows cognitive growth in the ability to construct and hold metal images.
What is pretend play?
300
This type of language can be shown when a child puts two words together to communicate something (Ex: "go bye-bye).
What is expressive language?
300
Examples of this can include thumb-sucking and sharing important feelings.
What are self-calming techniques?
400
Children build these with their caregiver when chemicals called neurotransmitters are secreted, creating a feeling of well-being.
What are healthy relationships?
400
Development of small motor muscles aids in developing these types of skills, including the ability to feed oneself.
What are self-help skills?
400
This term, coined by Vygotsky, refers to the gap between a child's current performance and the child's potential with assistance from the caregiver.
What is "zone of proximal development?"
400
When learning new language, young children sometimes do this, which is a process for acquiring language rapidly.
What is fast-mapping?
400
This theorist developed the idea of psychosocial development, which relates to a baby establishing a sense of basic trust.
Who is Erik Erikson?
500
Infants who experience this sensory response require special handling, like picking them up on a pillow so their discomfort is minimized.
What is "touch-defensive?"
500
Contrary to some caregivers' beliefs, this type of activity should be encouraged indoors as well as outdoors.
What is large muscle or gross motor activity?
500
Piaget used this term to describe what happens when new information refines or expands previous mental categories.
What is accommodation?
500
This language skill, represented by switching back and forth between two or more languages, should be vauled and nurtured.
What is bilingualism?
500
This feeling is often a result triggered when the child feels challenged by the adult and can easily result in a power struggle.
What is negativism?