Students: Write the vocabulary word above the red line on one side of an index card then flip the card over and write its definition. Use these cards to study for the test. Good Luck!!! Review for Child Development
maturation Biological growth process
Teratogens Harmful substances that can pass through the Placenta
Fetal alcohol syndrome Causes physical and mental abnormalities
Jean Piaget Psychologist who studied children’s cognitive development
Schemas Mental frameworks to help organize information
Assimilation Using past experiences to interpret new experiences
Cognition Mental activities such as thinking
Accommodation Adapting what we already know to include new information
Object permanence Understanding an object can exist even when not visible
Conservation Understanding that mass is the same when placed in different shaped containers
Attachment Emotional tie to another person
Imprinting When animals form attachments during the critical period
Responsive parents Create secure children by answering their needs
Authoritarian parents Very strict and demanding
Permissive Parents Rarely discipline /create no boundaries
Authoritative parents Create a firm but nurturing environment; child participates with clearly defined boundaries