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20 Cards in this Set
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grasping reflex |
an infant's clinging response |
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rooting reflex |
an infant's response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth |
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maturation |
the internally programmed growth of a child |
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telegraphic speech |
verbal utterances where words are left out, but the meaning is clear |
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schema |
a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world |
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assimilation |
the process of fitting objects and experiences into one's schemas |
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accommodation |
the adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences |
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object permanence |
a child's realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it
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representational thought
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the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind
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conservation |
the principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed
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egocentric
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a young child's inability to understand another person's perspective
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imprinting |
inherited tendency of some newborn animals to follow the first moving object they see
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critical period |
a specific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned
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authoritarian family
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parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate behavior and attitudes of children |
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democratic family
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children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives
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permissive family |
children and adolescents have the final say; parents accept what children say
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socialization
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the process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live |
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identification |
the process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent |
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sublimation
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the process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks
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role taking
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children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view
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