| A | B |
|---|
| The sequence of biological changes in a child. | Maturation |
| The idea that an object continues to exist even if the child can not see it. | Object Permanence |
| Watching another child's behavior and acting it out later. | Deferred Imitation |
| Charts which indicate what the "average" child can do at various stages of development. | Normative scales |
| Refers to the idea that children develop from the center outward. | Principle of Proximodistal Development |
| Refers to the idea that children develop from head to foot. | Cephalocauda Principle |
| The way a child sees themself. | Self Concept |
| The way a child feels about themself. | Self-Esteem |
| The child uses actions and sensory perseptions to learn about the world. | Sensorimotor Intelligence |
| Occurs when the baby is startled by a noise or sudden movement. | Moro reflex |
| After touching the infant's palm, his or her hands will grip tightly. | Grasping reflex |
| The child stretches out his or her arms and legs when held horizontally, face down. | Swimming reflex |
| The infant fans his or her toes when the sole of the foot is stroked. | Babinski reflex |
| When the infant is placed on his or her feet, his or her legs move in a walking motion. | Stepping reflex |
| The two main influences on a child's cognitive development | Heredity and Environment or nature versus nurture |
| A child does not gain weight or increase in height | Failure to Thrive |
| Specialized nerve cells in the brain that are present at birth, but not linked | Neurons |
| Links or connectors between neurons | Synapses |
| The brain's ability to change according to stimulation | Plasticity |
| A steroid that is produced when a child is stressed | Cortisol |
| Length of the average newborn | 20 inches |
| What happens to an infants birth weight at one year | Triples |
| What happens to a child's birthweight at about 5 months | Doubles |
| When a child dies in their sleep for no apparent reason | SIDS |
| Providing a variety of sounds as a means of stimulating brain development | Auditory stimulation |
| Providing an infant with things to look at as a means of brain stimulation | Visual stimulation |
| Another term for intellectual development | Cognitive Development |
| Type of development that involves learning how to relate to others | Social Development |
| Type oflearning that involves learning about feelings and the expression of feelings | Emotional Development |
| Type of development that involves improving gross and fine motor skills | Physical Development |
| The sense of smell | Olfactory |
| The sense of taste | Gustatory |
| The sense of touch | Tactile |
