Unit 3 Vocabulary
1. Bonding: Forming strong emotional ties between a parent and child.
2. Incubator: Closed crib with the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity
closely controlled.
3. Postnatal: Period after birth.
4. Premature: Baby born before 37 weeks of development.
5. Rooming-in: baby stays in the mother’s room day and night rather than in a
hospital nursery
6. Grasp Reflex: automatic response of a newborn’s hand to close over
anything that comes in contact with the palm.
7. Reflexes: Instinctive, automatic responses.
8. Rooting Reflex: automatic response when touched on the lips or cheek.
9. Startle Reflex: automatic response to a loud noise or to a touch on the
stomach.
10.Temperament: Style of reacting to the world and relating to others.
11.Depth Perception: recognizing 3D objects.
12.Hand-eye Coordination: ability to move their hands and fingers precisely in
relation to what is seen.
13.Motor Skills: Abilities that depend on the use and control of muscles
14.Primary Teeth: “baby teeth”
15.Proportion: the size relationship between different parts of the body.
16.Axon: Parts of neurons that transmit instructions from the cell body of a
neuron to another neuron.
17.Cortex: Outer layer of the cerebrum that permits more complex learning.
18.Dendrite: Parts of neurons that receive messages from other neurons
19.Myelin: A waxy substance that coast axons, making it easier to transmit
information from one neuron to another.
20.Neurons: Nerve cells
21.Synapse: Gaps between neurons where messages are sent.
22.Weaning: Changing from drinking from the bottle or breast to drinking from
a cup.
23.Cradle Cap: Skin condition of infants in which the scalp develops patches of
yellowish, crusty scales.
24.Diaper Rash: patches of rough, irritated skin in the diaper area.
25.Attachment: The bond between a caregiver or parent and child.
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Emotional Development:
Failure to Thrive:
Social Development:
Colic:
Stranger Anxiety:
Concrete Operations Period:
Formal Operations Period:
Object Permanence:
Perception:
Preoperational Period:
Sensorimotor Period:
Symbolic Thinking:
Age Appropriate:
Childproof:
Recall: