Early childhood education
Vision
A newborn's _______ is blurry at birth
Palmar grasp reflex
After touching the infants palm his or her hands will gripped tightly
Reflex
An automatic body response to a stimulus
Mouth
An infant will ______ and hit with objects to learn how they work
Cognitive development
Answers routine questions
Attachment
Behavior show that infant care for and respond to certain people who are important to them
Cognitive development
Can point to body parts
Cognitive development
Can understand the pronoun we
Cognitive development
Counts to five
Physical development
Creeps
Social - emotional development
Does not like to share toys
Cognitive development
Follows a three - step command
Cognitive development
Gives "just two" on request
Passivity
How actively involved a child is with his or her surroundings
Physical development
Hurls a ball
Rooting reflex
Infants turn their heads toward anything that brushes their faces
Social - emotional development
Is patient and generous
Physical development
Jumps in place
Experience
Language is a change of behavior that occurs because of _______ and maturation
Physical development
Marches to music
4
Most infants can roll over from stomach to back at about ___ months of age
4-6
Most infants can sit up right at __ - __months of age
Emotions
Newborns do not have very refined ______ at birth
Moro reflex
Occurs when the baby is startled by noise or sudden movement
Social - emotional development
Recognizes the voice of a parent
Physical development
Rides a tricycle
Social - emotional development
Says "no" just to see what happens
Social - emotional development
Smiles at a similar face
False
T or F ~ Attachment refers to the quality and intensity of emotional reactions
False
T or F ~ Crawling is the movement in which infants support their way on their hands and knees
True
T or F ~ Differences in infant's temperaments can be observed during the first few days of life
True
T or F ~ Early attachment behaviors include gurgling, clinging, laughing, and cooing
True
T or F ~ Infants will gaze longer at patterned objects then they will at solid colors
False
T or F ~ New movements tend to develop in fingers and toes and move inward
False
T or F ~ The first signs of separation anxiety appear at about three months of age
True
T or F ~ When normal reflexes are not present in infants it may be a sign of brain or nerve damage
Cognitive development
Tells original stories
20
The average newborn infant measures ____ inches
7
The average weight of a baby at birth
Deferred imitation
The child plays with kitchen toys after watching his mother cook. This is an example of _____ ______.
6-9
The concept of object permanence begins to develop at __-__ months of age
Babinksi reflex
The infant fans his or her toes out when his or her feet are stroked
Motor sequence
The order in which a child is able to perform new movements
Irritability
The tendency to feel distressed
Object permanence
The understanding that objects exist even if you cannot see them
Temperament
The way a child reacts to his or her environment reflects the child _________.
Environment
Two main forces heredity and ________ influence a child's cognitive development
Cognitive development
Understands same size
Cognitive development
Understands smaller
Physical development
Uses index finger to point
Separation anxiety
When a child is unhappy because the caregiver is leaving
Telegraphic speech
When a child uses the phrase "mommy go"
Sucking reflex
When placing a finger on the lips or mouth the infant will suck
Stepping reflex
When the infant is placed on his or her feet his or her legs move in a walking motion
Eating
Which is not an attachment behavior
Excitement
Young infants tend to show two main emotions - distress and _________.
Activity patterns
______, or levels of movement, very in infants.
Crying
_______ is still used to show distress between three and six months
Memory
_________, foresight, and self - awareness are developed between three and six months of age