Flashcards: Foundations of Child Development — 24 cards

Fetal stages — embryonic vs fetal?

Embryonic up to 8 weeks, fetal from 9 weeks to birth.

Sensory development — start?

Begins in the womb, continues after birth.

Primitive reflexes — purpose?

Indicate neurological development, are involuntary responses.

Attachment — key?

Emotional bond between infant and caregiver.

Milestones — examples?

Head control, walking, language acquisition.

Piaget’s stage — sensorimotor?

Birth to 2 years, learning through senses and actions.

Primitive reflex — Moro?

Startle response, disappears by 3-6 months.

Primitive reflex — grasp?

Fingers close around object, fades by 9-10 months.

Motor milestone — sitting?

Typically around 6 months.

Object permanence — age?

Begins around 8-12 months.

Piaget — cognitive focus?

Development of mental representations and logical thinking.

Language stage — babbling?

Vocalizations around 8 months, precursor to words.

Freud — oral stage?

Birth-18 months, pleasure centered on mouth.

Freud — anal stage?

18 months-4 years, control over bowel movements.

Freud — phallic stage?

3-6 years, discovery of genitals, Oedipus complex.

Childhood motor skills — sequence?

Head control, sitting, crawling, walking.

Cognitive operations — age?

6-12 years, reversible thinking, conservation.

Moral development — key?

Evolves through attachment, reasoning, social norms.

Attachment styles — types?

Secure, avoidant, resistant, disorganized.

Play — importance?

Supports physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth.

Primitive reflexes — disappearance?

Between 3-12 months, indicating neurological maturation.

Milestones — significance?

Markers of healthy physical and cognitive development.

Object permanence — behavior?

Searching for hidden objects, understanding continued existence.

Piaget — reasoning?

Logical about concrete objects, develops in childhood.