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accommodation
In cognitive development, the process by which new experiences cause existing schemas to change.
adolescent egocentrism
Highly self-focused thinking, particularly in the early teenage years.
assimilation
In cognitive development, the process by which new experiences are incorporated into existing schemas.
attachment
The strong emotional bond that develops between two people; developmentally, the bond between children and their primary caregivers.
authoritarian parents
Caregivers who exert control over their children within a cold, unresponsive or rejecting relationship.
authoritative parents
Caregivers who are controlling but warm; they establish and enforce clear rules with in a caring, supportive atmosphere.
egocentrism
Difficulty in viewing the world from someone else's perspective
embryo
A scientific term for the prenatal organism during the 2nd week through the 8th week after conception.
emotion regulation
The process by which we evaluate and modify our reactions
fetus
A scientific term for the prenatal organism from the 9th week after conception to birth.
indulgent parents
Caregivers who have warm and caring relationships with their children but do not provide much guidance or discipline.
longitudinal design
A research approach in which the same people are repeatedly tested as the grow older.
maturation
A genetically programmed biological process that governs our growth.
neglectful parents
Caregivers who provide neither warmth nor rules.
psychosocial stages
A sequence of eight developmental stages proposed by Erikson, each of which involves a different "crisis" over how we view ourselves in relation to other people and the world.
sensitive period
An optimal age range for certain experiences, but if those experiences occur at another time, normal development will still be possible.
separation anxiety
Distress experienced by infants when the are separated from a primary caregiver, peaking between ages 12 and 16 months and disappearing between ages 2 and 3 years.
sequential design
A research approach that involves repeatedly testing several age cohorts as they grow older.
stranger anxiety
Distress over contact with strangers that typically develops in the first year of infancy and dissipates in the second year.
zone of proximal development
The differences between what a child can do independently and what the child can do with assistance from adults ore more advanced peers.
zygote
The fertilized egg