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1007316471Androgynythe combination of masculine and feminine characteristics0
1007316472AnimismThe belief that all things are living1
1007316473anxious ambivalent attachmentSuspicious of strangers2
1007316474AttachmentA close emotional bond of affection between infants and their caregivers3
1007316475Avoidant attachmentChildren who avoid parents and caregivers4
1007316476Cephalocaudal trendThe head to foot direction of motor development5
1007316477Concrete operational periodThe development of mental operations marks the beginning of this concrete operational period children can perform operations only on images of tangible objects and actual events6
1007316478ConservationPiagets term for the awareness of physical quantities remain constant in spite of changes in the shape or appearance7
1007316479DementiaAn abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment8
1007316480DishabituationAn increase in the strength of the habited response elicited by a new stimulus9
1007316481EgocentrismA limited ability to share another persons viewpoint10
1007316482fetal alcohol syndromeA collection of inborn problems associated with excessive alcohol use during pregnancy11
1007316483Formal operational periodChildren begin to apply their operations to abstract concepts in addition to concrete objects12
1007316484Grasping reflexa reflected action or movement; the sum total of any particular automatic response mediated by the nervous system.13
1007316485HabituationA gradual reduction in the strength of a response when a stimulus event is presented repeatedly14
1007316486Infantile amnesiaAnd inability to remember experiences from ones early years15
1007316487IrreversibilityInability to envision reversing an act16
1007316488MaturationDevelopment that reflects the gradual unfolding a one's genetic blueprint17
1007316489MenarcheThe first occurence of menstruation18
1007316490Midlife crisisA difficult turbulent doubts and reappraisal of ones life19
1007316491Motor developmentThe progression of muscular coordination required for physical activities20
1007316492Object permanenceRecognizing that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible21
1007316493Preoperational periodChildren become adept to using signals but are also egocentric.22
1007316494Primary and secondary sex characteristicsPrimary characteristics involve the sexual structures necessary for reproduction secondary sex characteristics include physical features that are associated with gender but that are not directly involved and reproduction23
1007316495Rooting reflexreflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in the normal infant24
1007316496Sensorimotor periodAt this stage, individuals learn through the senses. Cognitive development is built through the infant's interactions with the environment. The sensorimotor period is broken down into six substages.25
1007316497Separation anxietyEmotional distress seen in many instances when they are separated from people with him they have formed an attachment26
1007316498Secure attachmentVisibly upset when their caregivers leave. Happy when they return. Feel safest around caregivers.27
1007316499Social clockThe person's notion of the development schedule that specifies what he or she should have accomplished in life28
1007316500TemperamentAnd individuals characteristic mood activity level and emotional reactivity29

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