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21 Cards in this Set
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developmental psychology |
the study of changes that occur as individual matures |
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grasping reflex |
an infant's clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand. |
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rooting reflex |
an infants 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 (define check) |
the kind of verbal utterances in which words |
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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 |
the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind |
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conservation |
the principle that a given quality does not change when its appearance is changed |
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egocentric |
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 |
parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents in accordance with a set code of conduct |
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democratic/ authoritative family (needs definition check) |
children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives |
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permissive/ laissez-faire family |
children and adolescents have the final say; parents are less controlling and have a non punishing, accepting attitude towards children |
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socialization |
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 |
the process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks |
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role taking |
children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view |
