Module 11: Infancy & Childhood

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Specialized study of how an individual’s physical, social, emotional, moral, and intellectual development occur in sequential order as the individual matures

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Developmental psychology

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Mental representations of the world; conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world

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Schemas

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

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Assimilation

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The adjustment of one’s schemas to include newly observed events and experiences

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Accommodation

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

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Conservation

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

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Egocentric

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

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Imprinting

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Parents attempt to control, shape, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of children and adolescents in accordance with a set code of conduct.

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Authoritarian

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Children and adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives

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Authoritative

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Children and adolescents have the final say; parents are less controlling and have a non-punishing, accepting attitude toward children

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