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chap 3
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Developmental psychology | the study of changes that occur as an individual matures |
| grasping reflext | an infants 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 |
| schemas | 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 adjustment of one’s schemas to include newly observed events and experiences |
| 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 |
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