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| 106965445 | menarche | the first menstrual period | 0 | |
| 106965446 | Erik Erikson | developmental psychologist - eight stage theory of psychosocial development; conflicts that yield certain personality characteristics, depending on resolution | 1 | |
| 106965447 | stranger anxiety | the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age | 2 | |
| 106965448 | fluid intelligence | one's ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood | 3 | |
| 106965449 | Diane Baumrind | theorist associated with parenting styles - authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, neglectful | 4 | |
| 106965450 | social clock | the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement | 5 | |
| 106965451 | imprinting | the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life | 6 | |
| 106965452 | strange situation | Ainsworth's method for assessing infant attachment to the mother, based on a series of brief separations and reunions with the mother in a playoom situation | 7 | |
| 106965453 | 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 | 8 | |
| 106965454 | 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 | 9 | |
| 106965455 | authoritative parenting | parenting style characterized by emotional warmth, high standards for behavior, explanation and consistent enforcement of rules, and inclusion of children in decision making | 10 | |
| 106965456 | self-concept | sense of one's identity and personal worth | 11 | |
| 106965457 | Lawrence Kohlberg | psychologist who proposed stage theory of moral development (preconventional, conventional, and postconventional) | 12 | |
| 106965458 | autonomy | independence | 13 | |
| 106965459 | critical period | an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development | 14 | |
| 106965460 | Alzheimer's disease | an irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning | 15 | |
| 106965461 | adolescence | the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence | 16 | |
| 106965462 | cross-sectional study | a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another | 17 | |
| 106966160 | attachment | an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation | 18 | |
| 106966161 | Mary Ainsworth | developmental psychology; compared effects of maternal separation, devised patterns of attachment; "The Strange Situation": observation of parent/child attachment | 19 | |
| 106966162 | initiative | ability to initiate activities and follow them through | 20 | |
| 106966163 | longitudinal study | research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period | 21 | |
| 106966164 | preconventional morality | first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the child's behavior is governed by the consequences of the behavior (Will I get in trouble?) | 22 | |
| 106966165 | Harry Harlow | development, contact comfort, attachment; experimented with baby rhesus monkeys and presented them with cloth or wire "mothers;" showed that the monkeys became attached to the cloth mothers because of contact comfort | 23 | |
| 106966166 | conventional morality | second level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the child's behavior is governed by conforming to the society's norms of behavior (It's the law! What will my friends think?) | 24 | |
| 106966167 | competence | feeling capable of accomplishing a task | 25 | |
| 106966168 | authoritarian parenting | style of parenting marked by imposing rules and expecting obedience | 26 | |
| 106966169 | puberty | the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing | 27 | |
| 106966170 | insecure attachment | children explore less in the mother's presence and may cling to her, cry loudly when she leaves, and remain upset or act indifferent when she returns | 28 | |
| 106966171 | intimacy | in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood | 29 | |
| 106966172 | permissive parenting | style of parenting marked by submitting to children's desires, making few demands, and using little punishment | 30 | |
| 106966173 | primary sex characteristics | the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible | 31 | |
| 106966174 | postconventional morality | third level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the person's behavior is governed by moral principles that have been decided on by the individual and that may be in disagreement with accepted social norms (It's wrong to do X, so I won't!) | 32 | |
| 106966175 | menopause | the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines | 33 | |
| 106966176 | secure attachment | infants use the mother as a home base from which to explore when all is well, but seek physical comfort and consolation from her if frightened or threatened | 34 | |
| 106966177 | secondary sex characteristics | nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair | 35 | |
| 106966178 | crystallized intelligence | one's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age | 36 | |
| 106966179 | feral children | children who live in isolation starting at a very young age and thereby have remained unaware of human behavior and language | 37 | |
| 106966180 | Konrad Lorenz | researcher who focused on critical attachment periods in baby birds, a concept he called imprinting | 38 | |
| 106966181 | personal fable | common belief among adolescents that their feelings and experiences cannot possibly be understood by others and that they are personally invulnerable to harm | 39 | |
| 106966182 | James Marcia | psychologist who developed the four stages of identity statuses | 40 | |
| 106966183 | identity diffusion | absence of struggle for identity, with no obvious concern about it | 41 | |
| 106966184 | identity foreclosure | the act of making a commitment based on other's values in order to avoid an identity crisis | 42 | |
| 106966185 | identity moratorium | a period of time in the development of identity in which a person delays making a decision about important issues but actively explores various alternatives | 43 | |
| 106966186 | identity achievement | commitment to values, beliefs, and goals following a period of exploration | 44 | |
| 106966187 | Carol Gilligan | feminist critique of Kolhberg's moral development theory; believed women's moral sense guided by relationships | 45 | |
| 106966188 | cohort effect | observed group differences based on the era when people were born and grew up, exposing them to particular experiences that may affect the results of cross-sectional studies | 46 | |
| 106966189 | Elizabeth Kubler Ross | psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance | 47 |
