| A | B |
|---|
| development | refers to change or growth |
| infant | what the child is called during the first year after birth |
| toddlers | from the first year until their third birthday this is what children are called |
| preschooler | often used to described children ages three to six |
| physical development | physical body changes |
| gross motor development | improvement of skills using the large muscles |
| fine motor development | involves the small muscles |
| cognitive development | the mental processes used to gain knowledge |
| social- emotional development- | Growth in the two related areas of social and emotional skills. Social development involves learning to relate to others. Emotional development involves refining feelings and expressions of feelings. |
| maturation | the sequence of biological changes in a child |
| reflex | an automatic body response to stimulus |
| motor sequence | refers to the order in which a child is able to perform new movements |
| object performance | the concept that objects still exist even when they are out of the infants sight |
| deferred imitation | witching another person’s behavior and then acting out the behavior later |
| telegraphic speech | two-word phrases used by toddlers when the first learn to combine words |
| temperament | the quality and intensity of emotional reactions |
| attachment | the strong emotional tie felt between people |
| separation anxiety | another attachment shown by infants |
