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Understanding Development

Match the correct developmental term to its definition.

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ReflexAn automatic body response to a stimulus.
InfantWhat a child is called during the first year after birth.
Object PermenanceThe understanding that objects exist even if you cannot see them .
Separation AnxietyWhen a child is unhappy because a caregiver is leaving.
Deferred ImitationChildren deonstrate this by watching another person's behavior and acting it out later.
Gross MotorDevelopment which involves the improvement of skills using large muscles.
AttachmentBehaviors which show that infants care for and respond to certain people who are important to them.
Social-EmotionalDevelopment which involves learning to relate to others and refining feelings and expressions of feelings.
TemperamentReflected by the way a child reacts to his or her environment.
PhysicalDevelopment which refers to changes in the body.
Motor SequenceThe order in which a child is able to perform new movements.
PreschoolerThe term which describes a child who is between the ages of three and six years of age.
Fine MotorInvolves skills that relate to the small muscles.
ToddlerA child is called this from the first year until their third birthday.
CognitiveDevelopment which refers to the mental processes used to gain knowledge.

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