| A | B |
|---|
| The sequence of biological changes in a child. | Maturation |
| The child demonstrates that he is unhappy because a person who is important to them leaves. | Separation Anxiety |
| How actively involved a child is with his or her surroundings. | Passivity |
| The ways that individuals react to their environment. | Temperament |
| 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 |
| Crying or being wary when a person the child does not know approaches them. | Stranger Anxiety |
| Apassionate exclusive bond between the parent and child | Attachment |
| Crisis period that infants must work through according to Erik Erikson | Trust versus Mistrust |
| The process of reshaping new experiences to fit accustomed way of thinking. | Assimilation |
| An organized way of thinking or behaving (A pattern of behvior) | Schema |
| The process of rearranging existing patterns of behavior to incorporate new knowledge. | Accomodation |
| 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 |
