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psych ch3 vocab

Psychology Vocabulary ch3

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developmental the branch of psychology that studies the emotional, physical, cognitive, biological, personal, and social characters that occur throughout an individuals life cycle
grasping reflex an infant's clinging response to a touch on the palm of his/her hand
rooting reflex an infant's response in turning toward the source of the touching that occurs anywhere around his/her mouth
maturation the internally programmed growth of a child that occurs as a result of automatic, genetically determined signals
telegraphic speech the kind of verbal utterances offered by young children in which articles, propositions, and parts of verbs are left out, but the meaning is usually clear
schema an idea or mental frame work a person uses to organize and interpret information and make sense of the world
assimilation the process of fitting objects and experiences in to one's schemas to deal with new situations and to understand the environment
accommodation the process by which a person changes his/her old methods or schema to adjust or deal with new situations
object permanence a child's realization that an object exists even when he/she cannot see, hear, or touch it
representational thought the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his/her mind
conservation according to Piaget, the principle that a given quality does not change when its appearance is changed
egocentric a young child's inability to understand another person's prospective
imprinting inheriting tenancies or responses that are displayed by newborn animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment
critical period a stage or point in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned
authoritarian family family in which parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitude of children in accordance with a set code of conduct
democratic/authoritative family family in which adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives
permissive/laissez-faire family family in which children have the final say, parents are less controlling and have a non-punishing, accepting attitude toward children
socialization the process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live
identification in psychoanalytic theory, 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-talking and important aspect of children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view first hand
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