children pt2 Flashcards
The tendency in certain species to follow the first moving thing (usually its mother) it sees after it is born or hatched.
Imprinting
Emotional bond that develops in the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caregivers for safety and comfort.
Attachment
Sense of independence; a desire not to be controlled by others.
Autonomy
Process by which children learn the behaviors and attitudes appropriate to their family and culture.
Socialization
A child engaged in a recreational activity alone; the earliest form of play.
Solitary play
Two children playing side by side at similar activities but paying little or no attention to each other; the earliest kind of social interaction between toddlers.
Parallel play
Two or more children engaged in play that requires interaction.
Cooperative play
A network of same-aged friends and acquaintances who give one another emotional and social support.
Peer group
The unique aspects of the environment that are experienced differently by siblings even though they are reared in the same family.
Nonshared environment
A little girl’s knowledge that she is a girl, and a little boy’s knowledge that he is a boy.
Gender identity
The realization that gender does not change with age.
Gender constancy
Knowledge of what behavior is appropriate for each gender.
Gender-role awareness
General beliefs about characteristics that men and women are presumed to have.
Gender stereotypes
Socially prescribed ways of behaving that differ for boys and girls.
Sex-typed behavior
