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Developmental Psychology |
the study of continuity and change across the life span |
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Infancy |
the stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 and 24 months |
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Childhood |
the stage of development that begins at about 18-24 months and lasts until adolescence |
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Habituation |
a general process in which repeated or prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in gradual reduction in response |
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Motor Development |
the emergence of the ability to execute physical action |
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Reflexes |
specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation |
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Cognitive Psychology |
scientific study of mental processes including perception, thought, memory, and reasoning |
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Cognitive Development |
the emergence of the ability to understand the world. |
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Piaget's Stages |
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Schemas |
theories about how the world works |
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Assimilation |
infants apply their schemas in novel situations |
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Accommodations |
revise their schemas to fit new info |
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Object Permanence |
the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible |
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Conservation |
quantitative properties of an object are stable despite changes in the objects appearance (mass, volume) "operations" |
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Egocentrism |
the failure to understand that the world appears differently to different observers |
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Theory of mind |
the idea that human behavior is guided by mental representation |
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Joint Attention |
the ability to focus on what another person is focused on |
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Social Referencig |
the ability to use another persons reaction as info |
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Imitation |
the ability to do what another person does (or meant to do) |
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Zone of Proximal Development |
ability boosted by adult support |
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Attchment |
the emotional bond that forms between newborns and their primary caregiver |
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Internal Working model of attachment |
a set od expectations about how the primary caregiver will respond when the child feels insecure |
