| A | B |
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| grasping reflex | an infant's clining response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand. |
| rooting reflex | an infant's response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth. |
| sucking reflex | follows contact with the nipple and is one of infant's most complex reflexes. |
| Moro or startle reflex | an infant's lying on its back when startled by a loud noise out of sight above his/her head will spread arms out at right angles to the body and grasp upwards, and legs will spread outward. |
| Babinski reflex | before first birthday, toes flare out and foot presses against the stimulus when a thumbnail is run right up center bottom of foot. *Used by Pediatricians to check for signs of normal neurological development.* |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Takes more lives in first year than any other cause of death. |
| maturation | the internally programmed growth of a child. |
| learning | a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from responses that change as a result of experience. |
| telegraphic speech | the kind os verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear. |
