Infant & Child Development

2. the emotional bond between a human infant or a young nonhuman animal and its parent figure or caregiver; it is developed as a step in establishing a feeling of security and demonstrated by calmness while in the parent’s or caregiver’s presence.
3. a simple yet profound and highly effective learning process that occurs during a critical period in the life of some animals.
6. an early stage in life when an organism is especially open to specific learning, emotional, or socializing experiences that occur as part of normal development and will not recur at a later stage.
8. the tendency to emphasize one’s own needs, concerns, and outcomes rather than those of others.
10. an involuntary grasping by an individual of anything that touches the palm.
11. all forms of knowing and awareness, such as perceiving, conceiving, remembering, reasoning, judging, imagining, and problem solving.
12. the process of absorbing, incorporating, or making similar.
13. knowledge of the continued existence of objects even when they are not directly perceived.
14. the biological processes involved in an organism’s becoming functional or fully developed.

1. cognition based on use of symbols, including, but not limited to, language and images.
4. an automatic, unlearned response of a newborn to a gentle stimulus applied to the corner of the mouth or to the cheek, in which the infant turns their head and makes sucking motions.
5. Speech condensed or abbreviated speech in which only the most central words, carrying the highest level of information, are spoken.
6. the use of speech to communicate ideas and information between or among people.
7. adjustment or modification. For example, regarding individuals with disabilities, it refers to reasonable accommodations made to meet their needs.
9. prior to birth: pertaining to that which exists or occurs between conception and birth.