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Section 3 (Ch. 5 & 6) Flashcards

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Schemas

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A mental structure that categorizes information based on similarity

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Assimilation

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new information being added to an existing schema

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Accommodation

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new information must be modified to fit an existing schema as new information is acquired.

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Sensorimotor Stage

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first two years of cognitive development - responding with reflexes to goal-oriented behaviour

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Primary Circular Reactions

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repetition of actions that first occurred by chance and that focus on the infant’s own body.

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Secondary Circular Reactions

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the repetition of actions that produce an effect on the environment

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Coordination of Secondary Schemas

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coordinate schemas to attain specific goals.

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Tertiary Circular Reactions

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the purposeful adaptation of established schemas to new situations

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Object Permanence

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recognition of objects that continue to exists when they are not in view.

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Deferred Imitation

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Imitation of a behaviour that was seen earlier.

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Visual Recognition Memory

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the ability to discriminate previously seen objects from novel objects.

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Prelinguistic Vocalizations

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Vocalizations made by the infant before the use of language, cooing, babbling.

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Cooing

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Prelinguistic vowel-like sounds that reflect feelings of positive excitement.

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Babbling

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Child’s first vocalization that have the sounds of speech.

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Echolalia

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Automatic repetition of sounds or words.

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Intonation

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The use of pitches varying levels to help communicate meaning.

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Receptive Vocabulary

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The number of words a person understands. Outpaces expressive vocab.

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Expressive Vocabulary

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The number of words a person can use in the production of language.

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Referential Language Style

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Use of language primarily as a means of labelling objects.

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Expressive Language Style

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Use of language primarily as a means of engaging in social interaction.

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Overextension

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Use of words in situations in which their meanings become extended.

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Holophrases

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Single words that are used to express complex meanings.

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Telegraphic Speech

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Type of speech in which only the essential words are used.

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Syntax

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The language rules for placing words in an order to form a sentence.

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Models
In learning theory, those whose behaviours are imitated by others.
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Extinction
Decrease in the frequency of a response due to the absence of reinforcement.
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Shaping
Gradual building of complex behaviour by reinforcing successive approximations to the target behaviour.
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Sensitive Period
18 months to puberty when the brain is especially capable of learning language.
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Attachment
An affectional bond characterized by seeking closeness with another when distressed, especially after seeking separation.
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Separation Anxiety
Fear of separation from an attachment figure.
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Contact Comfort
The pleasure derived from physical contact with another.
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Ethologists
Scientists who study the behaviour pattern characteristics of various species.
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Social Smile
A smile that occurs in response to a human voice or face.
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Critical Period
A period which imprinting can occur.
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Imprinting
The process by which waterfowl become attached to the first moving object they follow.
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Pre-Attachment Phase
Birth-6 weeks; random attachment.
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Attachment in the making phase
6 weeks-6 months; preference for familiar figures.
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Clear Cut Attachment Phase
6-7 months-18-24 months; intensified dependence on primary caregiver.
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Formation of Reciprocal Relationships
18 months-2 years and beyond; awareness of factors that predict the parent's return.
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Internal Working Model
A set of expectations and beliefs about the self, others, and the relationship between self and others.
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Secure Attachment
Characterized by mild distress when caregiver leaves and being readily soothed by reunion.
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Avoidant Attachment
Type of insecure attachment characterized by apparent indifference to leave-takings by and reunions with an attachment figure.
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Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment
Type of insecure attachment; severe distress at caregiver's departure and ambivalent behaviour at reunions.
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Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment
Insecure; dazed and contradictory behaviours towards an attachment figure.
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Reactive Attachment Disorder
Disturbed or inappropriate social interactions across a number of social situations, developed before age five years.
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Prototype Hypothesis
Initial relationship between child and caregiver serves as the foundation of all other relationships, including romantic ones.
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Physical Abuse
Any type of deliberate force that leads to non-accidental injury to any part of the body.
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Sexual Abuse
Molestation or exploitation of a child.
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Emotional Abuse
Verbal abuse or inadequate attention
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Neglect
Failing to supervise a child.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Developmental disorders; impairment in social communication and social interaction across various contexts, and by repetitive stereotyped behaviour.
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Mutism
Refusal to speak
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Social Referencing
The seeking of another person's perception of a situation to help us form our own view of it.
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Emotional Regulation
The ways in which young children control their own emotions.
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Separation-Individuation
the process of becoming separate from and independent of the mother.
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Temperament
Individual difference in style of reaction, present in early life.
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Goodness of Fit
Agreement between the parents' expectations of a child and the child's temperament
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Sex
A way of classifying individuals usually as male or female; due to a combination of biological and physiological features.
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Intersex
Born with variations to their chromosomes or genitals such that their sex does not match binary notions of male or female.
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Gender
Cultural views of what it means to be masculine or feminine according to one's sex.

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