This and That
He is the British philosopher who viewed the child as a tabula rasa, or "blank slate."
Who is John Locke?
This is what results when a sperm and ovum unite at conception. It has 46 chromosomes.
What is a zygote?
This occurs between the 7th and 9th days, when the blastocyst burrows into the uterine lining.
What is implantation?
This is a scale used to assess an infant's physical condition at 1 minute and again at 5 minutes after birth.
What is the Apgar Scale? Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respiratory.
This is premature separation of the placenta.
What is placenta abruptio?
He developed the psychosocial theory. He recognized that normal development must be understood in relation to the individual's cultural context.
Who is Erikson?
This is a sudden but permanent change in a DNA segment through which harmful genes are created.
What is mutation?
This develops and permits food and oxygen to reach the developing organism and waste products to be carried away.
What is the placenta?
In this type of childbirth plan, the expectant mother and companion attend classes. The expectant mother learns relaxation and breathing techniques, and the companion learns how to be a labor coach.
What is natural, or prepared, childbirth?
This is the name of the sleep state that is similar to that of the waking state, includes patterns of irregular breathing.
What is REM (rapid-eye-movement)
He believed that children actively "construct" their knowledge, through a series of developmental stages.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This type of support, or counseling, can help a couple assess the likelihood of giving birth to a baby with a hereditary disorder and choose the best course of action in view of risks and family goals.
What is genetic counseling?
This is downy hair that covers the baby's body, helping the vernix stick to the skin.
What is lanugo?
This type of professional handles the a majority of home births.
What is a certified nurse-midwife.
This is the name of period of pregnancy from implantation through the 8th week. It is when the groundwork is laid for all body structures and internal organs.
What is the period of the embryo?
He introduced the concept of "scaffolding." He saw that child development as a socially mediated process in which children depend on assistance from adults and more-expert peers as they tackle new challenges.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
This is the tendency to actively choose environments that complement one's heredity.
What is niche-picking?
This is period between 22 and 26 weeks, at which the baby can first survive if born early.
What is the age of viability?
This is the most commonly used approach to controlling pain during labor in a traditional hospital setting
What is an epidural analgesia?
Development resulting from ongoing, bidirectional exchanges between heredity and all levels of the environment.
What is Epigenesis?
This is a number with a value between +1.00 and -1.00 that describes how two variables are associated with one another.
What is a correlation coefficient?
Heredity supplies our genotype (genetic makeup), while our ________ reflect the combined effects of heredity and environment.
What is phenotype?
This is a parasitic disease caused by eating undercooked or raw meat or from contact with the feces of infected cats. It can lead to eye and brain damage.
What is toxoplasmosis?
This is a a common cause of cerebral palsy, where there is inadequate oxygen supply during labor and delivery.
What is anoxia?
In Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, this is the stage where young children are learning how to grasp the laws of conservation.
What is the preoperational stage?