chap 3

Question 1

developmental psychology

Answer 1

the study of changes that occur as an individual matures

Question 2

grasping reflex

Answer 2

an infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand

Question 3

rooting reflex

Answer 3

an infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth

Question 4

telegraphic speech

Answer 4

the kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out, but the meaning is usually clear

Question 5

Schema

Answer 5

a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world

Question 6

Assimilation

Answer 6

the process of fitting objects and experiences into one’s schemas

Question 7

Accommodation

Answer 7

adjustment of schemas to include newly observed events/experiences

Question 8

representational thought

Answer 8

the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind

Question 9

Conservation

Answer 9

the principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed

Question 10

Egocentric

Answer 10

a young child’s inability to understand another person’s perspective

Question 11

imprinting

Answer 11

inherited tendency of some newborn animals to follow the first moving object they see

Question 12

socialization

Answer 12

the process of learning the rules and behavior of the culture within which an individual is born and lives

Question 13

identification

Answer 13

the process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent

Question 14

sublimation

Answer 14

the process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks

Question 15

role taking

Answer 15

children’s play that involves assuming adult roles - enables the child to experience different povs