Unit 1 Flashcards
Sequenced steps
Goes in order
Heredity
All the traits that are passed down to a child from a blood relative
Principles of growth and development
Although each person is unique there is still patterns in ways people usual grow and develop
Developmental delay
When a child acts like a younger child
Cognitive Reserve
A buffer of extra brain networks built by stimulating experiences
Developmental acceleration
When a child acts like an older child
Brain plasticity
The ability to be shaped and reshaped
Window of opportunities
A prime period in a child’s life to develop a specific skill
Pruning
The process if weeding out under used or weak connections between neurons
Synapse
Space between the axon and dendrite the electrical signal jumps between the two
Dendrites
Receive or sends messages
Axons
Delivers messages
Wiring
The process of making connections between 1 neuron and another
Neurons
Brain cells that control tasks and send messages
Individual life cycle
The stages of aging throughout your life
Child development
The biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between birth and adolescence
Environment
All conditions and situations that affect a child
Genetics
The study if the factors involved in the passing of the traits from one generation to the next
Genes
Sections of DNA found in a person’s cells that determine the individual traits someone will have
