Brain Cells
This is what we call the individual cells that make up the nervous system
What is a Neuron?
This scientist created the cognitive milestones we use to look at Childhood
Who was Piaget?
This substance is critical for the bonding process of humans, and also other creatures.
What is Oxytocin?
This refers to the level of monetary and academic affluence a family experiances
What is SES (Socioeconomic Status)?
By repeatedly hiding your face and then revealing it, showing that you have not dissappeared by leaving sight, then you are helping a child witness this property of the world
What is Object Permanence?
This portion of a brain-cell contains all the organelles that keep it alive. Like the Mitochondria; the powerhouse of this cell like all others.
What is the Cell Body?
This scientist created a set of psycho-social milestones that cover all ages
Who was Erikson?
This substance is very strongly connected to stress.
What is Cortisol?
This describes who a child may form a primary-attachment bond with
Who is any close figure (or, anyone)?
Providing stepping-stones or hints to how a child can improve a cognitive skill means someone is doing this.
What is Scaffolding?
This is the receiving end of a neuron.
What are Dendrites?
This was one of the most famous Behaviorists; him and his famous box.
Who was B.F. Skinner?
This refers to any outside substance that can endanger the development of a fetus
What is a Teratogen?
This is the number of secure attachments that a child needs to be protected from negative impacts
What is one?
When trying to teach a baby to self-soothe, we may think that we shouldn't respond to their cries. While teaching them this lesson sounds logical, it's not until about this age that the brain is capable of making this connection
What is 7-9 months old?
This portion of a braincell sends signals to other brain cells.
What are the Axon Terminals?
This person studied Monkeys in a landmark advancement regarding the importance of attachment
Who was Harlow?
Low ammounts of this during childhood can lead to physical and developmental impacts
What is Food?
If a family encourages their children to persue their own specific dreams and move out, they are likely this.
What is Individualistic?
If family asks about a child's day, they are encouraging the child to engage in this identity-building activity
What is Autobiographical Speech?
This kind of cell is not usually what we are talking about when we are looking at signals being sent in the nervous system, but without them, our system would entirely break down.
What are Glia?
They may sound like a lawn-ornament, but this scientist was fairly influential in understating childhood language learning.
Who was Noam Chomsky?
This substance is capable of creating so many negative impacts on a fetus that we named an entire category of birth defects for it.
What is Alcohol?
Looking to a parent to see if something is safe or risky is what we are refering to when we say a baby is doing this.
What is Social Referencing?
If family wants to hear a first word, they should likely use this kind of language when talking to very young children
What is Infant Directed Speech (IDS)?