Cognitive Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. ___ is when new information refines or expands previous mental concepts
  2. 5. Lev Vygotsky believes we are embedded in a --- context that shapes how we think and who we are
  3. 8. ___ reinforcement is a response to a behavior that strengthens the likelihood it will be repeated
  4. 11. infants naturally group stimuli into classes or _____
  5. 13. quality ___ is time spent being fully focused on the child during a caregiving routine
  6. 15. intelligence refers to an individual’s ability to ___ to the world
  7. 17. respectful interactions with a child include involving them in ___ that matter to them
  8. 18. ___ intervention is used to protect or to help facilitate learning
  9. 19. one of the adult's roles in toddler's play is to ___ interactions and then step back
  10. 21. ___ is how infants and toddlers learn best
  11. 22. an environmental ___ is a physical barrier that keeps a child out of or inside of a given space
  12. 24. newborns use their ___ such as thumb sucking and the palmer grasp to react to stimuli
  13. 25. ___ permanence is when infants become aware that objects exist even when you can't see them
Down
  1. 1. ___ is accomplished when each child is appreciated for their uniqueness
  2. 2. ___ broaden the idea of what infants and toddlers engage in and learn from
  3. 3. young children learn behaviors by ___ the behaviors of their caregivers
  4. 6. ___ design means an environment is accessible to the greatest extent to all people using it
  5. 7. being resistant and stubborn, for toddlers, is a sign of ___ and independence
  6. 9. Piaget believes children ___ -construct their understanding of the world
  7. 10. timing and selective intervention are needed to facilitate infant and toddler ___ play
  8. 12. optimum ___ can energize and motivate a child toward activity
  9. 14. interactions between caregiver and child should be the ___ for respectful and effective caregiving
  10. 16. ___ play is when children can represent things through symbols
  11. 20. free ___ is an important ingredient for play and a prerequisite for learning
  12. 23. infants and toddlers feel powerful when they realize they can ___ the people and things around them