Unit 5 focused vocab quiz

Martha was 46lbs last year, she noticed that she gained 4 pounds since then. Martha is in the process of _________.

Maturation

Charlie sees a new type of dog that he’s never seen before and immediately points to the animal and says, “dog!”. This is an example of _______.

Assimilation

Henry is showing his son Harold a dog for the first time. “This is a dog.” Harold creates a ______ in his head, noting that dogs have ears, eyes, fur, a tail….

Schema

Henry later sees a cat, his initial schema of a dog comes to his mind: four legs, fur, eyes, ears…. But the cat doesn’t bark! Henry is told that the cat is not a dog, now he knows that all four legged animals with fur are not dogs. This is an example of _____

Accommodation

Sharla leaves a cookie on the table for herself later. Chuck, her son, comes and sees the cookie and eats it when Sharla is gone. Sharla comes back and sees chuck sitting on the counter, but no cookie! Sharla understands that Chuck wanted the cookie and probably ate it, this is an example of ______ __ ____.

Theory of mind

Parker is having a hard time relating to others. He cannot speak very well and even laughs at funerals! His parents think he has _______ _____ ______ because of his significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction.

Autism spectrum disorder

Carly is six weeks old and always wants to be around her mother. She cries when her mother leaves and loves when she gets close to her mother. Carly has an ______ to her mother

Attachment

Children not exposed to spanish before adolescence may fail to acquire it later in life. But Children who grew up with Spanish in their household squire it easier because they are so young. The period before adolescence is a ________ ______ to learn language.

Critical period

Sam found a goose egg on the side of the road, he hatched the egg and decided to drop the baby goose off at a goose shelter. Mother geese will not take that baby because the baby ______ on the person, and not the mother.

Imprinted

Tessa’s dad loves adventures and takes her on them everyday! Tessa is later with friends and always is down for a fun time, her response to the world shows her _____, that is largely genetic.

Temperament

John is expected to carry the wood when Jenny gets back from the lumber yard; Jenny is expected to cook for John later. These are examples of ___ _____.

Gender roles

Baby Cameron smiles and his mom, she smiles back. This simp[le gesture indicates to a child that the world is a warm and welcoming place. This is an example of _____ _____.

Basic trust

Kate considers herself a female and is most comfortable referring to her gender in feminine terms. This is her _____ _____

Gender identity

Joanne is past puberty and starts going out with friends a lot! She is in the transitional period of ________

Adolescence

Jack is a football player. He sits with them at lunch and bases his personality around them. being a football player is his _____ _____

Social identity

Mac has a timeline of his life: getting a job, getting engaged, getting married, having kids and retiring. This is his ____ ____

Social clock