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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| developmental psychology | the study of changes that occur as an individual matures. |
| capacity | an individual's mental or physical ability, aptitude, or skill. |
| 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 Turing toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth. |
| symbol | something that stands for or suggests something else;a visible sign of something invisible. |
| 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. |
| accomodation | 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 it's 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. |
| invariably | always. |
| research | a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information. |
| theory | a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena. |
| 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. |
| issue | a problem or worry. |
| role taking | children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view. |