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attachement |
An enduring emotional bond between two people who are important to each other provides affection and sense of security |
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blooming |
a period of overproduction of brain synapses during infancy followed by a period of synapse prunning |
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brain plasticity |
the ability of the brain to change in response to stimuli |
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congnition |
ability to process and store information and solve problems commonly called thinking
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concrete operation stage |
the thirds stage in piagets theory of cognitive development school age children (ages 7-11) begin to use logical reasoning but their thinking is not yet abstract |
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developmental delay |
delay in developing skills and abilities in infants and preschoolers |
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developmental disability |
name given when a child has a lifelong impairment that result in functional imitation dimension or dimensions |
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formal operations stage |
the fourth and final stage in piagets theory of cognitive development generally experience in adolescence. involves the capacity to apply hypothetical reasoning and to use symbols to solve problems |
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infant |
a young child in the first year of life |
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infant mortality |
the death of a child before his or her first birthday |
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motor skills |
control over movement of body parts |
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neurons |
specialized nerve cells that store and transmit information |
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object permanence |
the ability to understand that object exist even when they cannot be seen |
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preoperational stage |
the second stage in piagets theory of cognitive development. young children (age 2-7) use symbols to represent their earlier sensorimotor experience. thinking is not yet logical |
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pruning |
reduction of brain synapses to improve the efficiency of brain functioning follows a period of blooming of synapses |
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reflex |
an involuntary response to a simple stimulus |
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sensorimotor stage |
the first stage in piagets theory of cognitive. infants (newborn- 2yrs) learn through sensory awareness and motor activities |
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separation anxiety |
when an infant becomes anxious at the signs of an impending separation from parents at about 9 moths of age |
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stranger anxiety |
when an infant reacts with fear and withdrawel to unfamiliar persons at about 9 months of age |
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symbolic functioning |
the ability to think using symbols to represent what is not present |
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synapses |
neural connections |
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synaptogenesis |
the creation of synapses |
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temperament |
a persons disposition and primary behavioral characteristics in infants and young children |
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toddler |
a young child from about 12 to 36 months of age |
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transitional object |
comfort object such as favorite blanket or stuffed animal that toddler often use help them cope with separation from parents |
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working model |
model for relationships developed in the earliest attachement relationship |
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developmental niche |
the cultural into which a particular child is born, which guides every aspect of the developmental process |
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sensory system |
the system of senses: hearing, sight, taste, smell touch responsiveness to the body's position and sensitivity to pain |
