Match the terms with their definitions

developmental psychology the kind of verbal utterances in which words are left out: but the meaning is usually dear
grasping reflex the internally programmed growth of a child
maturation an infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth
rooting reflex an infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand
telegraphic speech the study of changes that occur as an individual matures
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Accommodation a spedfic time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned
Assimilation inherited tendendes or responses that are displayed by newborn animals when they encounter new stimuli in their environment
Conservation a young child’s inability to understand another person’s perspective
critical period the prindple that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed
Egocentric the intellectual ability of a child to picture something in his or her mind
Imprinting a child’s realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it
object permanence the adjustment of one’s schemas to indude newly observed events and experiences
representational thought the process of fitting objects and experiences into one’s schemas
schema a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the wodd
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authoritarian family children's play that involves assuming adult roles, thus enabling the child to experience different points of view
democratic/authoritative family the process of redirecting sexual impulses into learning tasks
Identification the process by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent
permissive/laissez- faire family the process of learning the rules of behavior of the culture within which an individual is bom and will live
role taking children and adolescents have the final say; parents are less controlling and have a nonpunishing, accepting attitude toward children
Socialization children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives
Sublimation parents attempt to control shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of their children and adolescents in accordance with a set code of conduct

Think about how infants learn new skills as their bodies grow. Next to each skill, write the age when children normally learn that skill.

  Skill Months Skill Months
  1. Raise head   7. Pull self to standing position  
  2. Roll over   8. Walk holding on to furniture  
  3. Smile   9. Crawl  
  4. Sit with support   10. Stand alone  
  5. Grasp objects   11. Walk  
  6. Sit without support    

 

Think about the key steps in cognitive and emotional development. Draw a line to match each principle on the left with its example on the right.

  Principle Example
  1. object A. A gosling sees a man soon after
  permanence birth and follows the man wherever he
  2. representational goes.
  thought B. A child is able to solve a math
  3. conservation word problem.
  4. formal C. A child sees another child throw a
  operations stage temper tantrum. The next dav, the child
  5. imprinting imitates the tantrum. When water is poured from one jar to another, a child no longer thinks the amount of water has changed. When a child sees vou hide her ball, she looks for it in the last place she saw you put it.

 

Think about the different theories of social development. Record the name of the theory that goes with each main idea presented.

Main Idea Theory of Social Development
1. Children learn right from wrong as thev learn to control their powerful sexual and aggressive impulses. 1.
2. Social approval is important to development. Development is a lifelong interactive process. 2.
3. Social development is a matter of conditioning and imitation. 3.
4. Social development is the result of children trying to make sense of their experiences and the world around them. 4.

Think about the ways that parents and peers influence adolescents. Also think about the warning signs of adolescents in trouble.

     
  Influences of Parents Influences of Peers   Signs of Trouble
  1.    
  2.    
  3.    
  4.