Developmental Psychology - with correct answers-a branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout a life span Reflexes - with
correct answers-Involuntary and often self-protective movements Rooting reflex - with correct answers-a baby's tendency, when touched o...
, Developmental Psychology - with correct answers-a branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout a life span Reflexes - with
correct answers-Involuntary and often self-protective movements Rooting reflex -
with correct answers-a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward
the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple. Moro Reflex - with correct
answers-Infant startle response to sudden, intense noise or movement. When startled
the newborn arches its back, throws back its head, and flings out its arms and legs.
Usually disappears after four months. Maturation - with correct answers-The
natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code. Jean Piaget -
with correct answers-Known for his theory of cognitive development in children
Cognitive Development - with correct answers-study of how children acquire the
ability to learn, think, reason, communicate, and remember Schemas - with correct
answers-Concepts or mental frameworks that organize and interpret information.
Sensorimotor Stage - with correct answers-in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth
to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of
their sensory impressions and motor activities Pre-operational Stage - with correct
answers-in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during
which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental
operations of concrete logic Concrete Operations Stage - with correct answers-stage
in Piaget's theory characterized by the ability to perform mental operations on
physical events only Formal Operations - with correct answers-in Piaget's theory,
the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which
people begin to think logically about abstract concepts. Object Permanence - with
correct answers-the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived
- in place by one year Egocentrism - with correct answers-Piaget's theory that in a
toddler, the belief that others perceive the world in the same way that he or she
does Conservation - with correct answers-The principle (which Piaget believed to be
a part of concrete operational reasoning) that properties such as mass, volume, and
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