Infancy
Piaget's sensory motor stage
Rooting reflex
Palmar reflex
Sucking reflex
Object permanence
realization that things continue to exist when these things cannot be seen, heard, or touched
The A, not B, error
tendency of infants to search for a hidden object in the location they last found it (A), rather than in a new place to which they saw it being moved (B)
Social interaction and cognitive development
Scaffolding
a form of teaching in which the level of support offered is adjusted to fit the learner's current level of performance
Temperament
Types:
Surgency, or extraversion
Negative affectivity
Effortful control
approach new experiences actively and energetically
tendency to be sad, easily frustrated and irritable
able to sustain attention, control behavior and regulate emotions
Categories:
Easy
Slow to warm up
Difficult
Cheerful and even-tempered
Active, intense and irritable
less active, less intense
An individual's behavior style and characteristic way of emotionally responding to events
Bowlby: Attachment
Securely attached
Insecurely attached - avoidant
Insecurely attached - disorganized/disorientated
Insecurely attached - resistant
Caregivers
Sensitive
Responsive