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Authoritarian
coercive; too hard
Permissive
unrestraining; too soft
Negligent
uninvovled; too uncaring
Authoritative
confrontive; just right; creates independent child
Object Permanence
awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived
Conservation
principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects
Egocentrism
preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view
Sensorimotor Stage
infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
Social Development
children are hard-wired to desire social connectedness
Gender role
set of expected behaviors, attitudes, and traits for males or females
Secure Attachment
demonstrated by infants who comfortably explore environment in presence of caregiver, show temporary distress when caregiver leaves, and find comfort in caregiver’s return
Nature vs. Nurture
debate over contribution that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
Gender Stereotypes
result of society’s norms and other environmental factors
Temperament
a person’s characteristics emotional reactivity and intensity
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnant woman’s heavy drinking
Down Syndrome
condition of mild to severe intellectual disability an associated physical disorders caused by extra copy of chromosome 21
Sense of Identiy
normal for adolescence to change their appearance, friend groups, extracurricular activites in search of this
Enriched Environments
a healthy, nurturing, and loving home life can lead to increased brain development
Postlaunch honeymoon
often experienced by married couple after their last child has left the house after high school
