A | B |
ORAL | first stage of Freud's developmental model: age 0-1 |
HEREDITY | genetic influences on behavior |
ERIKSON | babies need to establish basic trust |
PIAGET | babies have not yet mastered object permanence |
HARLOW | studied motherless monkeys; children need nurturing as well as nutrition |
LORENZ | studied imprinting in ducks |
IMPRINTING | permanent learning taking place in critical periods |
AUTISM | serious childhood disorder, lack of interest in communication |
NEONATE | newborn infant |
CONGENITAL | problems present at birth but not due to heredity |
TEMPERAMENT | inherited aspects of personality |
BOWLBY | studied attachment in infants |
BAYLEY | developed inteligence test for infants |
APGAR | scale for assessing newborn's physical condition |
AMNIOCENTESIS | pre-natal test for genetic defects |
CEPHALOCAUDAL | the head develops faster than the lower body |
DOWN SYNDROME | retardation stemmig from trisomy 21 |
EMBRYO | from implantation through 8th week |
FETUS | from 8th week through birth |
MONOZYGOTIC | identical twins |
DIET | pica, marasmus & kwashiorkor are problems related to |
CESAREAN | a birth via abdominal surgery |
FAILURE TO THRIVE | a childhood growth disorder due to lack of love |
NICHE PICKING | the tendency to select environments which best fit innate aptitudes and temperament |