Test 2 Flashcards
Synaptic Pruning
A process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that aren’t used are lost
sleep regression
a period of time when a baby or toddler who has been sleeping well suddenly has changes in sleep behavior for no apparent reason.
separation anxiety
emotional distress seen in many infants when they are separated from people with who they formed an attachment
teething
the process of the teeth pushing their way through the gums
gross motor development
development of motor abilities including balance and posture as well as whole-body movements like crawling
deferred imitation
the ability to remember and copy the behavior of models who are not present.
Vygotsky’s Sociocultural theory
cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions between members of a culture.
infinite generativity
the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules
overregularization
applying to grammatical rule too widely and thereby creating incorrect forms
secondary emotions
blends of primary emotions; remorse, guilt, submission, and anticipation
attachment theory
the idea that early attachments with parents and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person’s whole life.
infantile amnesia
the inability to remember events from early childhood
food attitudes
beliefs, thoughts, feelings, behavior and relationship with food
handedness
preference of using one hand over another.
the properties of piaget’s preoperational stage
conservation, egocentrism, and classification
conservation (piaget)
the realization that properties of objects remain the same even when appearance changes
egocentrism
the quality of not being able to view an object from another’s vantage point.
classification
classify or divide things into different sets or subsets, and categories to consider their interrelationship. (Color, number, size, shape)
theory of mind
people’s ideas about their own and others’ mental states - about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict.
gender schema theory
the theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be male and female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly.
Parenting styles: authoritarian
Parents impose rules and expect obedience; high control, low warmth
cultural differences parenting styles
due to the difference in cultures, some lines are blurred between the different parenting styles
myopia
nearsightedness
fine motor development
development of motor abilities involving finely tuned movements of the hands such as grasping and manipulation objects.
