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psychology
chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stranger anxiety | the caution and wariness displayed by infants when encountering an unfamilar person. |
| seperation anxiety | the distress displayed by infants when a customary care provider departs. |
| social smile | smiling in response to other individuals. |
| social referencing | the intentional search for information about others' feelings to help explain the meaning of uncertain circumstanes and events. |
| self-awareness | knowledge of oneself |
| theory of mind | knowledge and beliefs about how the mind works and how it affects behavior. |
| empathy | an emotional response that corresponds to the feelings of another person. |
| attachment | the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual. |
| ainsworth strange situation | a sequence of staged epidsodes that illustrates the strength of attachment between a child and (typically) his or her mother. |
| secure attachment pattern | a style of attchment in which children use the mother as a kind of home base and are at ease when she is present; when she leaves they become upset and go to her as soon as she returns. |
| avoidant attachment pattern | a style of attachment in which children do not seek proximity to the mother; after their mother has left. they seem to avoid her when she returns as if they are angered by her behavior. |
| ambivalent attachent pattern | a style of attachment in which children displaya combination of positive and negative reactions to their mothers; they show great distress when the mother leaves, but upon her return they may simultaneously seek close contact but also hit and kick her. |
| disorganized- disoriented attachment pattern | a style of attaqchment in which children show incosistent, often contraditory behavior, such as approaching the mother when she returns but not looking at her; they may be the least securely attached children of all. |
| mutual regulation model | The model in which infants and parents learn to communicate emotional states to one another and to respond appropriately. |
| reciprocal socialization | a process in which infants' behaviors invite further responses from parents and other caregivers. which in turn bring about further resonses from the infants. |
| personality | the sum total of the enduring characteristics that differentiate one indivdual from another. |
| Erikson's theory of psychosocial development | the theory that considers how individuals come to understand themselves and the meaning of others' - and their own - behavior,. |
| Trust-versus-mistrust stage | according to erikson, the period during which infants develop a sense of trust or mistrust, largely depending on how well their needs are met by their caregivers. |
| autonomy-versus-shame-and-doubt stage | the period during which, according to Erickson, toddlers (age 18 months to 3 years) develop independence and autonomy if they are allowed the freedom to explore, or shame and self-doubt if they are restricted and overprotected. |
| temperament | patterns of arousal and emotionality that are consistent and enduring characteristics of an individual. |
| Easy babies | babies who have a positive disposition; their body functions operate regulary, and they are adaptable. |
| difficult babies | babies who have negative moods ad are slow to adapt to new situations; when confronted with a new situation, they tend to withdraw. |
| slow-to-warm babies | babies who are inactive, showing relatively calm reactions to their environment; their moods are generally negative, and they withdraw from new situations, adapting slowly. |
| goodness-of-it | the notion that development is dependent on the degree of match between children's temperament and the nature and demands of the environment in which they are being raised. |
| gender | The sense of being male or female. |
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CHARLIA