Words I've come across Flashcards
1
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Precocial animals
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Animals which can move about as soon as they are born or hatched.
2
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Monotropy
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A theory put forward by Bowlby, that infants form only one very strong attachment to their mothers, different from their attachments with other people.
3
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Imprinting
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A very rapid form of learning, shown by precocial animals soon after birth, resulting in a rapid and powerful attachment to a parent.
4
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Maternal Deprivation
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A phrase used to describe a condition of being separated from the mother in the early years of life.
5
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Ethological
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A study of behaviour in the natural environment.
6
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efficacious
A
capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc
