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The branch of psychology that studies how people change over the lifespan.
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developmental psychology
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Inborn predispositions to consistently behave and react in a certain way.
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temperament
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The emotional bon that forms between and infant and caregiver(s), especially his or her parents.
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attachment
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The words that are understood by an infant or child.
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comprehension vocabulary
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The words that an infant or child understands and can speak.
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production vocabulary
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In Piaget's theory, the first stage of cognitive development, from birth to about age 2; the period during which the infant explores the environment and acquires knowledge through sensing and manipulating objects.
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sensorimotor stage
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The understanding that an object continues to exist even when it can no longer be seen.
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object permanence
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In Piaget's theory, the second stage of cognitive development, which lasts from about age 2 to 7; characterized by increasing use of symbols and prelogical thought processes.
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preoperational stage
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The ability to use words, images, and symbols to represent the world.
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symbolic thought
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In Piaget's theory, the inability to take another person's perspective or point of view.
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egocentrism
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In Piaget's theory, the inabilty to mentally reverse a sequence of events or logical operations.
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irreversibility
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In Piaget's theory, the tendency to focus, or _center_ on only one aspect of a situation and ignore other important aspects of the situation.
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centration
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In Piaget's theory, the understanding that two equal quantities remain equal even thought the form or appearance is rearranged, as long as nothing is added or subtracted.
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conservation
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In Piaget's theory, the third stage of cognitive development, which lasts from about age 7 to adolesence; characterized by the ability to think logically about concrete objects and situations.
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concrete operational stage
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In Piaget's theory, the fourth stage of cognitive development, which lasts from adolesence through adulthood; characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract principles and hypothetical situations.
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formal operational stage
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In Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, the difference between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with the help of others who are more competent.
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zone of proximal development
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The model that views cognitive development as a process that is continuous over the lifespan and that sutdies the devlopment of basic mental processes such as attention, memoru, and problem solving.
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information-processing model of cognitive development
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The traditional stage between late childhood and the beginning of adulthood, during which sexual maturity is reached.
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adolescence
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Parenting style in which parents are demanding and unresponsive toward their shildren's needs or wishes.
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authoritarian parenting style
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Parenting style in which parents are extremely tolerant and not demanding; permissive-indulgent parents are more responsive to their children, whereas permissive indifferent parents are not.
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permissive parenting style
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Parenting style in which parents set clear standards for their childrens' behavior but are also responsive to their children's needs and wishes.
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authoritative parenting style
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A discipline technique that combines parental control with explaining why a behavior os prohibited
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induction
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