lecture 3 - physical, motor and cognitive development in infancy (0-2 years)

Question 1

cephalocaudal pattern

Answer 1

sequence in which the earliest group always occurs at the top, with physical growth and differentiation of features gradually working their way to the bottom

Question 2

proximodistal pattern

Answer 2

sequance in which group starts at centre of the body moves towards the extremities

Question 3

neurons

Answer 3

a nerve cell that handles information processing

Question 4

synapses

Answer 4

the junction across which a nerve impulses passes from an axon terminal to another neuron

Question 5

myelination

Answer 5

the process whereby the axons of the neuron cells are insulated with fat cells

Question 6

synpatic pruning

Answer 6

neural connections and pathways that are not used or stimulated are weakened and eventually die off

Question 7

Rem sleep

Answer 7

eyes flutter beneath closed lids

Question 8

perception

Answer 8

interpretation of what is sensed

Question 9

senses or sensation

Answer 9

occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors

Question 10

object permanence

Answer 10

understanding that objects and events continue to exist

Question 11

motor development

Answer 11

process of change in movement as well as the interacting factors the individual, environment and task that drive these changes

Question 12

reflex

Answer 12

involuntary movements the body makes in response to a stimulus