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Psychology Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Developmental psychology | The study of changes that occur as an individual matures. |
| Grasping reflex | An infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand. |
| rooting reflex | An infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth. |
| telegraphic speech | The kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear. |
| schema | A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world |
| assimilation | The process of fitting objects and experiences into one’s schemas. |
| accommodation | The adjustment of one’s schemas to include newly observed events and experiences. |
| representational thought | The intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind. |
| conservation | The principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed. |
| egocentric | A young child’s inability to understand another person’s perspective. |
| imprinting | Inherited tendency of some newborn animals to follow the first moving object they see. |
| socialization | The process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live. |
| identification | The process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent. |
| sublimation | The process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks. |
| role taking | Children’s play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view. |