exam 2 Flashcards
rooting
involuntary muscle response to stimulation of their mouth
babinski - feet
when the sole of the foot is stroked, the big toes bends back towards the top of the foot and the other toes fan out
moro - startle
involuntary response to stimulation
gross motor skills
larger muscles; crawling, standing, walking
fine motor skills
smaller muscles; reaching and grasping; pre-reaching moves; 3-4 months
social smile
intentional gesture of warmth meant just for you
sitting
difficult; 6-7 months
crawling
7-8 months
cruising
9 months
walking
12 months
synaptic pruning
brain eliminates extra synapses; increases efficiency
brain dev: birth
brain is 1/4 the size
brain dev: at 2
brain is 70% there
major prefrontal cortex growth
brain dev
left hemisphere is especially active
brain dev
leading cause of death in early childhood
SIDS
car seat standards
0-2, less than 30lbs = rear facing child seat
2-4, up to 40 lbs = rear or forward facing child seat
4-8, less than 57 in = booster seat or forward facing seat
8-17, more than 57 in = vehicle seatbelt
under 13 = in the back seat
media use recs
0-2 = no screen time
3-5 = 1 hr/ day of non-violent tv
6-12 = 2hrs/day of non violent tv
13-18 = 2 hrs/day and 30 min specific to video games
visual cliff and gap finding
depth perception is innate and keeps babies safe from dangerous, height related obstacles
violation of expectations findings
infants tend to look for longer at things they haven’t encountered before
shopping cart experiment findings
dev of self-awareness ab a problem put in front of them
harlow’s monkey experiment findings
proved love isn’t only based on physical needs; wire mother had food, cloth mother didn’t, and monkeys showed a preference for cloth mother
rouge test finding
proved love isn’t only based on physical needs; wire mother had food, cloth mother didn’t, and monkeys showed a preference for cloth mother
scale error findings
young kids attempt to perform inappropriate actions on miniature object without considering the actual size of the object; kid trying to fit in smaller shoes as if they were the correct size