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18 Cards in this Set
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Adolescence
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the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence.
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Alzheimer’s disease
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a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning language, and, finally, physical functioning.
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Attachment
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an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation.
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Basic trust
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according to Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.
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Concrete Operational Stage
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in Piaget’s theory, the stage of cognitive development during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.
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Conservation
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the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.
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Crystallized intelligence
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one’s accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.
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Developmental Psychology
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studies physical, cognitive, and social/emotional change throughout the life span.
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Egocentrism
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in Piaget’s theory, the inability of the preoperational child to take another’s point of view.
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Fluid intelligence
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one’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood.
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Formal Operational Stage
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in Piaget’s theory, the stage of cognitive development during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
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Identity
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one’s sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent’s task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.
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Intimacy
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in Erikson’s theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood.
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Menopause
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the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines.
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Object Permanence
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the awareness that things continue to exit even when not perceived.
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Preoperational Stage
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in Piaget’s theory the stage during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.
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Sensorimotor Stage
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in Piaget’s theory, the stage during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities.
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Stranger anxiety
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the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age.
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