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Vocabulary for Theme 6

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Developmental Psychology   The study of changes that occur as an individual matures.  
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Grasping Reflex   An infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand.  
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Rooting Reflex   An infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth.  
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Maturation   The internally programmed growth of a child.  
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Telegraphic Speech   The kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear.  
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Schema   A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world.  
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Assimilation   The process of fitting objects and experiences into one's schemas.  
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Accommodation   The adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences.  
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Object Permanence   A child’s realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it.  
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Representational Thought   The intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind.  
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Conservation   The principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed.  
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Egocentric   A young child’s inability to understand another person’s perspective.  
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Imprinting   Inherited tendencies or responses that are displayed by newborn animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment.  
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Critical Period   A specific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned.  
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Authoritarian Family   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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Democratic / Authoritative Family   Children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives.  
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Permissive / Laissez-Faire Family   Children and adolescents have the final say; parents are less controlling and have a non punishing, accepting attitude toward children.  
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Socialization   The process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live.  
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Identification   The process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent.  
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Sublimation   The process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks.  
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Role Taking   Children’s play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view.  
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Initiation Rites   Ceremonies or rituals in which an individual is admitted to new status or accepted into a new position.  
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Puberty   Sexual maturation; the end of childhood and the point when reproduction is first possible.  
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Menarche   The first menstrual period.  
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Spermarche   Period during which males achieve first ejaculation.  
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Asynchrony   The condition during adolescence in which the growth or maturation of bodily parts is uneven.  
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Rationalization   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   A period of inner conflict during which adolescents worry intensely about who they are.  
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Social Learning Theory   Albert Bandura’s view of human development; emphasizes interaction.  
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Clique   A small, exclusive group of people within a larger group.  
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Conformity   Acting in accordance with some specified authority.  
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Gender Identity   The sex group (masculine or feminine) to which an individual biologically belongs.  
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Gender Role   The set of behaviors that society considers appropriate for each sex.  
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Gender Stereotype   An oversimplified or distorted generalization about the characteristics of men and women.  
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Androgynouns   Combining or blending traditionally male and female characteristics.  
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Gender Schema   A set of behaviors organized around how either a male or female should think and behave.  
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Menopause   The biological event in which a woman’s production of sex hormones is sharply reduced.  
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Generativity   The desire, in middle age, to use one’s accumulated wisdom to guide future generations.  
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Stagnation   A discontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past.  
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Decremental Model of Aging   Idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age.  
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Ageism   Prejudice or discrimination against the elderly.  
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Thanatology   The study of dying and death.  
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Hospice   A facility and or care service designed to care for the special needs of the dying.  
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