Psych 1 Unit 3 Vocab Developmental Psych

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

• Schema

• Rooting Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Object Permanence

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

• Schema

• Rooting Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Object Permanence

A conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world.

• Schema

• Rooting Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Object Permanence

A child’s realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it.

• Schema

• Rooting Reflex

• Grasping Reflex

• Object Permanence

The internally programmed growth of a child.

• Maturation

• Developmental Psych

• Critical Period

• Imprinting

The study of changes that occur as an individual matures.

• Maturation

• Developmental Psych

• Critical Period

• Imprinting

A specific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned.

• Maturation

• Developmental Psych

• Critical Period

• Imprinting

Inherited tendency of some newborn animals to follow the first moving object they see.

• Maturation

• Developmental Psych

• Critical Period

• Imprinting

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

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Egocentric

• Representational Thought

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

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Egocentric

• Representational Thought