Ch. 4 (1st half) Vocab.

The developing human organism from about 2 weeks through the second month

Sarah cries anytime her mother is in a different room than her. What is this?

Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior

Adapting one's current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information

The stage when poeple begin to speak logically about abstract concepts

Stage during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their motor activities

Revolutionized our understanding of children's minds

The stage when the child learns touse language but doesn't yet comprehend concrete logic

A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social change throughout life

What is the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived?

Interpreting one's new experience in terms of one's existing schemas

When children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about events

People's ideas about their own and others' mental stages

True or False: the fertilized egg is called the fetus

Tom is 8 months old and he is afraid to be around people he doesn't know. What is this?