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| the study of changes that occur as an individual matures |
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| an infant's response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth |
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| an infant's clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand |
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| the internally programmed growth of a child |
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| the kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear |
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| a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world |
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| the process of fitting objects and experiences into one's schemas |
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| the adjustment of one's schemas to include newly observed events and experiences |
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| a child's realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it |
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| the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind |
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| the principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed |
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| a yound child's inability to understand another person's perspective |
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| inherited tendencies or responses that are displayed by newborn animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment |
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| a specific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned |
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| 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 |
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| children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives |
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| permissive/laissez-faire family |
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| children and adolescents have the final say; parents are less controlling and have a nonpunishing, accepting attitude toward children |
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| the process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and will live |
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| the process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent |
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| the process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks |
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| children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view |
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