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Vocabulary for Theme 6

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show The study of changes that occur as an individual matures.  
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show An infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand.  
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show An infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth.  
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Maturation   show
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Telegraphic Speech   show
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show A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world.  
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Assimilation   show
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Accommodation   show
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show A child’s realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it.  
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Representational Thought   show
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Conservation   show
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Egocentric   show
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show Inherited tendencies or responses that are displayed by newborn animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment.  
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Critical Period   show
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show Parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents in accordance with a set code of conduct.  
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show Children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives.  
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Permissive / Laissez-Faire Family   show
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show The process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live.  
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show The process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent.  
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Sublimation   show
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show Children’s play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view.  
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Initiation Rites   show
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Puberty   show
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Menarche   show
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show Period during which males achieve first ejaculation.  
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show The condition during adolescence in which the growth or maturation of bodily parts is uneven.  
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show A process whereby an individual seeks to explain an often unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that will preserve his or her self esteem.  
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Identity Crisis   show
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Social Learning Theory   show
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Clique   show
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Conformity   show
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show The sex group (masculine or feminine) to which an individual biologically belongs.  
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Gender Role   show
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Gender Stereotype   show
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show Combining or blending traditionally male and female characteristics.  
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Gender Schema   show
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show The biological event in which a woman’s production of sex hormones is sharply reduced.  
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Generativity   show
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show A discontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past.  
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Decremental Model of Aging   show
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Ageism   show
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Thanatology   show
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show A facility and or care service designed to care for the special needs of the dying.  
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