| 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 |