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| 305394383 | conservation | the principle that properties such as mass, volume and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects | |
| 305394384 | critical period | an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development | |
| 305394385 | fetal alcohol syndrome | physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions. | |
| 305394386 | intimacy | in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood | |
| 305394387 | cognition | all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating | |
| 305394388 | primary sex characteristics | the body structures (ovaries, testes, external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible | |
| 305394389 | self-concept | a sense of one's own identity and personal worth; all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "who am I?" | |
| 305394390 | basic trust | 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 | |
| 305406848 | imprinting | the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life | |
| 305406849 | attachment | an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation | |
| 305406850 | concrete operational stage | in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events | |
| 305406851 | egocentrism | in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty in taking another's point of view | |
| 305406852 | object permanence | the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived | |
| 305406853 | sensorimotor stage | in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities | |
| 305406854 | developmental psychology | a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social change throughout the life span | |
| 305416133 | schema | a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information | |
| 305416134 | maturation | biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience | |
| 305416135 | habituation | decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner | |
| 305416136 | rooting reflex | a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open the mouth and search for the nipple | |
| 305416137 | identity | one's sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles |
