Thinking about Psychology Module 12 Vocabulary

a baby's tendency, when touched near the mouth, to open the mouth and search for the nipple

the optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain experiences produce development

the stage (2-7) during which a child learns to use language but cannot yet think logically

a developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

adapting current schemas to incorporate new information

a style of parenting marked by submitting to children's desires, making few demands, and using little punishment

the awareness that things continue to exist when you cannot see or hear them

the stage from birth to two years during which infants learn through their sensory impressions

the inability of the child to take another person's point of view

a fertilized egg

the emotional tie with another person shown by seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation

the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the form of objects

biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior

concepts or mental frameworks that organize and interpret information

the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period early in life

the stage of development (age 12) during which children begin to think logically about abstract concepts

the biochemical units of heredity that make up chromosomes

substances that cross the placental barrier and prevent the fetus from developing normally

a subfield of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

a style of parenting marked by making demands on the child, being responsive, setting and enforcing rules

the stage of development (6-11) during which children are able to think logically about concrete events

all mental processes associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering

the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning around 8 months of age

a developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through 8 weeks

interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas

physical and cognitive abnormalities that appear in children whose mothers were alcoholics

a style of parenting marked by imposing rules and expecting obedience

a person's characteristic emotional excitability