REVIEW: Ch. 3 – Infancy Through Childhood Development

The study of changes that occur as an individual matures.

• Developmental Psychology

• Regressive Psychology

• Humanistic Psychology

• Analytical Psychology

The principle that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed.

• Schema

• Representational Thought

• Conservation

• Object Permanence

The process of fitting objects and experiences into one’s schemas.

• Schema

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Reorganization

The kind of verbal utterances in which words are let out, but the meaning is usually unclear.

• Telegraphic Manipulation

• Goo Goo Gaga-ing

• Baby Language

• Telegraphic Speech

An individual’s mental or physical ability, aptitude, or skill.

• Limit

• Threshold

• Capacity

• Physicality

A careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information.

• Autopsy

• Research

• Google Search

• Detective work

The adjustment of one’s schemas to include newly observed events and experiences.

• Schema

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Self Evaluation

Something that stands for or suggests something else; a visible sign of something invisible.

• Ghost slime

• Beliefs

• Figurine

• Symbol

An infant’s clinging response to a touch on the palm of his or her hand.

• Rooting Reflex

• Gag Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Slapping Reflex

An infant’s response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth

• Rooting Reflex

• Gag Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Slapping Reflex