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