AP Psychology Vocabulary 23 Flashcard

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People's ideas about their own and others' mental states-- about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict.

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Theory of Mind

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In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.

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Concrete Operational Stage

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In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.

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Formal Operational Stage

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A framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking.

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Scaffold

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A disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixed interests and repetitive behaviors.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age.

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Stranger Anxiety

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An emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to their caregiver and showing distress on separation.

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Attachment

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An optimal period early in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experience produces normal development.

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Critical Period

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The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during early life.

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Imprinting

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A procedure for studying child-caregiver leaves and then returns, and the child's reactions are observed.

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Strange Situation