Process that shuts down unused neuro links/connections
Synaptic Pruning
Theorist who came up with the cognitive development stages
Piaget
Concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
Schema
His theory of attachment is characterized by seeking closeness and separation distress; baby monkey experiment
Ability to use or move the fingers rather than using their entire hand
Fine Motor Skills
Stage developed from birth to age 2, learn through senses and actions
Sensorimotor stage
The idea and understanding that something still exists even though it is out of sight
Object permanence
Vygotsky developed idea of a framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking
Scaffold
The motor movement using the whole hand or fist to grasp something
Gross Motor Skills
Third stage of development appearing from ages 7 to 11, children are able to think logically about real or concrete events
Concrete operational
In the preoperational stage of cognitive development, the child has difficulty taking the perspective of others
Egocentrism
The fear of strangers that is commonly displayed among infants; concept developed by Vygotsky
Stranger anxiety
The frontal lobe grows most rapidly from ___ to ___ years
3 to 6 years
Cognitive development stage from ages 2 to 7, children use symbols and language but don't understand mental processes and often think illogically
Pre-operational stage
The idea that something has not changed in size, volume, or number if only the appearance has changed and nothing has been added or removed
Conservation
Developed the idea that a sensitive, loving parent-infant relationship fosters basic social trust and leads to positive foundations for adult relationships and a lifelong attitude of trust
Erikson
Developmental stage where children have a preference for familiar faces and voices (giggling and coos)
At birth
Cognitive development stage from age 11 and beyond, children have the ability to deal with abstract ideas and hypothetical situations
Formal operational stage
People's ideas about their own and others' feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and behaviors these might predict
Theory of mind
Different attachment styles developed by Ainsworth; displayed when child is placed in the Strange Situation
Insecure attachment (Anxious and Avoidant)