Unit 2: Development Flashcards
grasping reflex
an infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of their hand.
rooting reflex
an infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around their mouth.
whats teh capabilities of newborns
Newborns are capable of certain inherited, automatic, coordinated movement patterns, called reflexes, which are triggered by the right stimulus.
and have all of their senses
avrg. weight at birth
7.3lbs.; by the end of their first year of life some can weigh up to 20 to 25lbs.
whats the purpose of the visual cliff experiment
test babies perception in depth
what can parents do to make choldren walk/talk before avrg. ag?
nothing. child wont perform until physically capable
why do children prefere faces and patterns over shapes and solids
looks like humans, constanlty lookig at their bodies and surroundings. learned to trust human faces
how do you prevent SIDs
DO always put your baby to sleep on his back.
DON’T put blankets or toys in her crib.
DO use a pacifier at sleep time.
DON’T smoke while pregnant, and don’t allow anyone to smoke around your infant.
DO try swaddling your child.
DON’T put your baby to sleep on his side.
telegraphic speech
The kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear.
maturation
internally programmed growth of a child
critical period
window of opportunity to learn language
dev. psych
study of how an individual’s physical, social, emotional, moral, and intellectual growth and development occur in sequential interrelated stages throughout the life cycle.
