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Psych CHapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Developmental Psychology | the study of changes that occur as an individual matures |
| Grasping Reflex | an infants clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand |
| Rooting Reflex | an infants 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 ones schemas |
| Accommodation | the adjustment of ones 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 persons 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 |
| Capacity | an individuals mental or physical ability, aptitude, or skill |
| Symbol | something that stands for or suggests something else; a visible sign of something invisible |
| invariably | always |
| Theory | a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena |
| Issue | a problem or worry |