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ECE Chapter 4
Understanding Children From Birth to Age 3
Question | Answer |
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Attachment | the strong emotional connection that develops between people. |
Cognitive Development | refers to mental processes used to gain knowledge. |
Deferred Imitation | whatching another person's behavior and then acting out that behavior later. |
Development | refers to change or growth that occurs in a child. |
Fine Motor Development | involves improvement of skills using the small muscles. |
Gross Motor Development | involves improvement of skills using the large muscles. |
Infant | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk. |
Maturation | refers to a sequence of biological changes in a child. |
Motor Sequence | refers to the order in which a child is able to perform new movements. |
Object Permanence | understanding that objects contine to exist even if the infant cannot see them. |
Physical Development | refers to physical body changes. |
Preschooler | this term is often used to describe children ages 3-6. |
Reflex | an automatic body response to stimulus. |
Separation Anxiety | when a child protests because a familiar caregiver is leaving. |
Social-Emotional Development | refers to learning to relate to others, refining and expression of feelings. |
Telegraphic Speech | two-word phrases. |
Temperament | the quality and intensity of emotional reactions. |
Toddler | a child from age 1-3 years. (The name was given to this age group because of their awkward walking style. |