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Developmental Psych
Test #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Catch-Up Growth | Accelerated growth to catch up with peers. This can only happen if there is an intervention |
| When can babies eat solid foods? | 6 months old. Then, food must be soft and pinky size |
| When can babies drink cow's milk? | 12 months |
| Why do some women bottle feed? (Formula) | -Have to return to work -Want fathers involved in feeding -Cannot produce enough milk -Have HIV -Substance abuse -Mother is malnourished -Too hard |
| Baby Growth | Babies grow in spurts. Girls grow faster. When infants eat a lot, they are going through a spurt. |
| Failure to Thrive | When a child is not growing as average child. |
| Organic Failure to Thrive | A Biological or medical reason as to why baby is not growing. Ex. Some babies can be lactose intolerant, therefore, they cannot breast feed. Also common in low SES families with nourishment |
| Non-Organic Failure to Thrive | Due to lack of emotional attachment |
| What are some pros to breast feeding? | -Helps develop brain cells -Provides baby with anti-bodies -Lowers risk of SIDS -Lowers risk or breast and ovarian cancer (for mom) -Shrinks uturus faster |
| Is the bonding experience a myth? | YES |
| Sleep Regretion | -Lose of sleep schedual -Like jet-lag -Babies have to get used to sleep patterns -due to brain growth spurts @ 4, 9, 12, and 18 months. Brain is preforming myelination and making connections |
| Baby Reflexes | -In-born. Usually disappear after 6m. -replaced by voluntary movement which is an indicator of CNS development |
| Synaptic Pruning | Neurons that are not used die. This happens to in-born reflexes, but also when children are neglected. |
| Ulnar Grasp | -3-6m. Using entire palm and fingers to pick things up |
| Pincer Grasp | Using finger and thumb to grab things |
| Vision | Fully develop by 3-5yrs |
| Theory of Cognitive Learning (Jean Piaget) | Children learn through hands on interaction -Sensory --> 0-2yrs -Mental schemes: To categorize things w/similarities |
| Building Schemes | Children build schemes through interactions |
| Building Schemes (Assimilation) | Using existing schemes to interpret the world Ex. Trying to squeeze a blanket to see if it squeaks |
| Building Schemes (Accommodation) | Adjust or create new ones to fit new learnings -Organization: Internal process to interconnections of schemes |
| Circular Reactions | Through accidental learning --> Attempt to repeat accidental discovery |
| Primary Circular Reactions | Focuses on own body Ex. Spit bubbles |
| Secondary Circular Reactions | Linked to environment Ex. pulling a dogs tail |
| Object Permanence | Understanding that something still exists when it is not visible |
| A-Not-B Search Error | Looking for where it was first was found, even when they saw it hidden somewhere else -Due to not fully developed brain and Permanent Object understanding |
| Deferred Imitation | Learning from what others do and copy it |
| Information Processing Theory | Learning is done through interactions. We hold sensory info. both long and short term |
| Habituation | Lose of interest over time when a memory is made about what will happen |
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