Developmental Psychology Questions
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the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period.
the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished.
the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence.
a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity.
the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
an umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth sex.
an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 488)
the process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early life critical period.
the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division
a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
according to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.
adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.
all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view.
people's ideas about their own and others' mental states—about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict.
the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female.
in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role; own perceptions of gender roles
the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.