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the process by which children learn the behaviours, attitudes and expectations required of them by their society or culture.

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socialization

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in primates, the innate pleasure derived from close physical contact; it is the basis of the infant’s first attachment.

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contact comfort

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the distress that most children develop, at about six to eight months of age, when their primary caregivers temporarily leave them with strangers

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separation anxiety

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a child’s first word combinations, which omit (as a telegram did) unnecessary words

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telegraphic speech

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the understanding, which develops throughout the first year, that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it

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object permanence

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the understanding that the physical properties of objects such as the number of items in a cluster or the amount of liquid in a class, can remain the same even when their form or appearance changes.

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conservation

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a system of beliefs about the way one’s own mind of others work, and of how individuals are affected by their belief and feelings

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theory of mind

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a method of child rearing in which the parent uses punishment and authority to correct the child’s misbehaviour

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power assertion

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a method of child rearing in which the paren appeals to the child’s own abilities, sense of responsibility, and feelings for others in correcting the child’s misbehaviour

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induction

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the fundamental sense of being male or female; it is independent of whether the person conforms to the social and cultural rules of gender

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gender identity

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conditions in which chromosomal or hormonal anomalies cause a child to be born with ambiguous genitals, or genitals that conflict with the infant’s chromosomes.

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intersex conditions (intersexuality)

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a cognitive schema (mental network) of knowledge, beliefs, metaphors, and expectations about what it means to be male or female

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gender schema

13
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the age at which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction

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puberty

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the onset of menstruation during puberty

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menarche [men-ARR-kee]

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the cessation of menstruation and of the production of ova; it is usually a gradual process lasting up to several years

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menopause

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the capacity for deductive reasoning and the ability to use new information to solve problems; it is relatively independent of education and tends to decline in old age

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fluid intelligence

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cognitive skills and specific knowledge of information acquired over a lifetime; it is heavily dependent on education and tends to remain stable over the lifetime

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crystallized intelligence