Infant and Child Development

From ages ____________, the most rapid brain growth was in your frontal lobes.

Egocentrism is __________________.

Discontinuity is how much change occurs in a series of clearly defined steps.

Telegraphic speech is......

An infant's reponse in turning toward the source touching anywhere around the mouth is called the grasping reflex.

When a fertilized egg has first implanted itself in the uterine wall is called __

Socialization is ___________.

Stimulating new enviroments encourages brain growth in children.

The need for "contact comfort" is a stronger need for children than eating.

An example of a teratogen is....

Flinching when falling backward is the _____________ reflex.

The ability to solve problems by mainipulating images in one's own mind is two-dimentsional thinking.

Who explained how children developed the ability to make moral decisions?

Cognitive development is ______________

______ is better developed than ______ at a young age.

If a parent is being indulgent, they set no rules and desire friendship over parenting.

Wernicke's Area is where ______________ occurs.

What is inherited is considered nature, not nurture.

At birth babies have the ability to use all of their senses.

A reflex is an involuntary physical response to stimuli.

An infant's brain, body, and socialization development involves only nature OR nurture.

Who investigated the influence of different parenting styles on children's behaviour?

Broca's Area is where ______________ occurs.

Voice recognition begins in the womb.

The environment is considered nurture, instead of nature.

Emotional ties that form between people are called imprinting.

The Visual Cliff study demonstrated that infants have no fear of heights at a very young age.

Parents deserve all the blame or credit when raising children.

By ____ weeks after conception, an embryo begins to look like a human.

Parenting styles often change as a child's age changes.