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Lifespan Human Development
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Undergraduate 2
03/22/2010

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Preoperational stage
Definition
Mentally represent what's happening in the world; making minor predictions of what will happen.
Term
Egocentrism
Definition
A limitation of the preoperational stage; can't completely see the world through someone elses eyes.
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Centration
Definition
Limitation of preoperational stage; Centration is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others; example: rows of quarters
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Vygotsky's Social-Cultural Theory of Cognitive Development
Definition
Private speech: talk through it out loud (age 3-4); with age it is internalized
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Tools of the Mind
Definition
Type of preschool; faster self control & regulation; cognitive, behavioral, socioemotional; more natural rewards

-scaffolding, guided play, imaginative play
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Tools of the Mind
Definition
Type of preschool; faster self control & regulation; cognitive, behavioral, socioemotional; more natural rewards

-scaffolding, guided play, imaginative play
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Abecedarian Project
Definition
Academics and regulation taught together; higher IQ and fluency in language; faster learning; more one on one; teaching how to learn; self discovery; social interaction.
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APGAR
Definition
A- Appearance (pink tone)
P- Pulse (100bpm)
G- Grimace
A- Actvity (muscle tone)
R- Respiration (healthy breath and cry)
Term
Tonic neck
Definition
Stimulus: Turn head
Response: Fencing Position (turn body)
Age gone: 4 months
Function: Prepare for reaching
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Palmar Grasp
Definition
Stimulus: Press palm
Response: Firm grasp
Age gone: 4 months
Function: Clinging and Protection
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Rooting
Definition
Stimulus: Stroke Cheek
Response: Turns head toward stroke
Age gone: <1 month
Function: Aids in finding food/sucking
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Sucking
Definition
Stimulus: finger in mouth
Response: rhythmic sucking
Age gone: voluntary
Function: Aids in feeding
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Moro
Definition
Stimulus: sudden "fall"
Response: embrace air, bring arms forward
Age gone: 6 months
Function: Survival value.
Term
What comes from crawling?
Definition
Fear of heights, depth perception, fear of strangers, frontal lobe maturations, stranger and separation anxiety, attachment, comprehension and production of meaningful gestures
Term
At what age does crawling normally start?
Definition
7-10 months
Term
How is crawling development of the whole child?
Definition
Physical: muscle growth, motor development, being able to sit up, depth perception, frontal lobe.
Cognitive: problem solving, communication (language gestures)
Socioemotional: fear of heights, stranger anxiety & separation anxiety, interactive/ social bond
Term
Temperament
Definition
starts as early as the womb; individual differences in reactivity and regulation
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4 Divisions of Temperament
Definition
1. activity
2. reactivity
3. Emotionality
4. Sociability
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Easy Child
Definition
sociable, sleep and eat normally, quickly calmed down.
Term
Difficult child
Definition
hard time sleeping, don't like new situations, high activity, more negative, behind on nervous system development.
Term
Slow-to-warm-up
Definition
Less active, very wary, uneasy, eventually warm up, better regulated, takes awhile to adapt to new changes.
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Goodness of fit model
Definition
parent needs to fit the temperament of the child.

can't push too much/not enough
Term
Effortful Control
Emotion Regulation
Executive Function
Self Control
Definition
(0-6 year) One of the most important skills gained during this period; flexible control; long term prediction of functioning
Term
Cognitive flexibility
Definition
it is difficult to switch tasks
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Perceptual Development
Definition
Joint nature/nurture

nature: genetic laying down of nerves
nurture: input from the environment

kittens that couldn't see the stripes they weren't exposed to.
Term
Experience-expectant brain growth
Definition
common to species, what the brain expects for development; when you don't have this there is abnormal development
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Experience-dependent brain growth
Definition
depends on the environment/context you're in.
example: french baby learns french
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Secure Children
Definition
*Child: approaches mother at reunion; seeking proximity; shows distress during separation; seek comforting & comforting works
*Parent: warm and sensitive; securely attached to spouse; baby expects to be comforting
Term
Avoident
Definition
parents minimize distress; children more independent
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Resistant/Ambivalent
Definition
Parents maximize distress/don't react unless extreme; inconsistancy
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Disorganized
Definition
no consistent pattern; don't belong in other categories (often found in abused, neglected, foster care, adoption, inconsistent caregiver)
Term
Guardian Ad Litem
Definition
defend the best interest of the child

*most jurisdictions: biological relationship is more important before age of three
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