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CD unit 2
Question | Answer |
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By what age does a child reach half their adult height (on average)? | age 2 (or 24 months) |
3 benefits of breastfeeding | closeness between baby and mom, reduced risk of SIDS, mothers milk adjusts to baby's needs |
head-sparing | baby is malnourished, but the brain is the last to be affected, so it is the last part to start losing mass |
pruning | newborns have a ton of extra synapses and their brain removes and kills the ones that they don't need |
axons | where electrical impulses from the neuron travel AWAY to be received by other neurons. |
dendrites | where a neuron RECIEVES input from other cells |
SIDS (scientist at work) | when babies die suddenly- due to stomach sleeping, overheating, co-sleeping going wrong, or brain stem issues during a vulnerable period |
sight at birth | vision is immature at birth. eyes open mid-pregnancy. can't focus on things unless they are high contrast. vision improves rapidly |
hearing at birth | sudden noises= cry. familiar, rhythmic sounds soothe. turn heads towards voice |
smell/touch at birth | taste food mom eats in womb using amniotic fluid. can remember smells (mom + dad). they feel pain |
Experience-expectant growth | makes all people similar- the brain relies on us to develop the same way (sit up, crawl, stand, walk). based on genes |
experience-dependent growth | makes everyone unique - our brains grow as specific events occur. based on experience |
principle 1 of attachment parenting. agree/disagree | |
2 co-sleeping reasons FOR | baby can be fed quickly at night, and they can also be emotionally soothed and protected |
2 co-sleeping reasons AGAINST | increased risk of SIDS (if bed-sharing), and baby can suffocate if something is in bassinet |
3 ways to prevent shaken baby syndrome and what it is | when parent is frustrated and shakes baby, knocking their brain around (injury) ways to prevent are giving baby to another caretaker, taking a deep breath, or getting some sleep (while baby is being watched by someone else) |
Piaget’s six stages of sensorimotor intelligence | |
universal sequence of language | all babies learn to speak the same way- babbling, partial words, full words |
implicit memory | non-verbal, muscle memory. we learned to walk when baby, but we don't remember. our muscles do |
explicit memory | talking/speaking memories. usually begin around 3 years old |
babbling age | 6-8 months |
first spoken words that are recognizable as part of native language age | 12 months |
naming explosion | when 18–21-month-old babies learn 3 or more words a day |
holophrase | single word that represents a sentence ex: "milk" meaning "I would like to breastfeed and feel comfort" |
attachment definition | a relationship bond between baby and caregiver |
separation anxiety | excessive worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is most attached. |
self-awareness | A person’s realization that he or she is a distinct individual whose body, mind, and actions are separate from those of other people. |
social referencing | Seeking information about how to react to an unfamiliar situation or ambiguous object or event by observing someone else’s expressions and reactions. That person becomes a social reference. |
principle 2 of attachment parenting agree/disagree | |
principle 3 of attachment parenting. agree/disagree | |
secure attachment | what is ? child at risk for... |
insecure-avoidant attachment | what is ? child at risk for... |
insecure-resistant/ambivalent attachment | what is ? child at risk for... |
disorganized attachment | what is ? child at risk for... |