Stimulating Environment
Playing with a fuzzy blanket would stimulate this sense.
Touch
How babies first categorize items.
Simple (example: by color)
Name for a nerve cell.
Neuron
Name of baby teeth.
Deciduous teeth.
An example of an activity that would be visually stimulating to an infant.
Picture book, high-contrast toys, mobiles, toys with faces, etc.
How close or far away an object is in relation to one's body.
Link between nerve cells.
Neural pathways
Name of soft spot.
Fontanel.
An example of an auditorily stimulating activity for a baby.
Singing a nursery rhyme, reading a book, talking, using a rattle, etc.
Recognition that an object continues to exist even when out of sight.
Object Permanence
At birth, the brain has ________ of neurons.
Billions
Touch baby's foot, and toes extend out and up.
Babinski Reflex.
Describe why babies enjoy contrast in colors.
They are easier for developing eyes to see.
Idea formed by knowledge of a person, place, thing, event, etc.
Concept
Example of a gross motor skill AND an example of a fine motor skill. (Need to say which goes to which).
Gross: running, walking, playing a sport, etc.
Fine: Coloring, eating with utensils, zipping jacket, etc.
Define a stimulating environment.
A baby is exposed to a wide variety of things to taste, see, hear, smell, or touch. (Answer needs to include senses!!)
Define critical learning period (with age).
Range of age from birth to age 10 where a child is making neural pathway connections.
Name of the girl who suffered from abuse/neglect. (We watched these videos in class).
Genie Wiley
Another term for 'Startle Reflex'
Moro Reflex