The stage or point in development during which a person or animal is best suited to learn a skill.
What is critical period.
100
When parents love and accept their children for who they are, no matter how they behave.
What is unconditional positive regard.
100
The specific developmental changes that lead to the ability to reproduce.
What is puberty.
100
Abrupt burst of growth that usually lasts 2-3 years, people grow on average 8-12 inches.
What is adolescent growth spurt.
100
Feelings about objects, people, and events that can affect how people behave.
What are attitudes.
200
The automatic and sequential process of development that results from genetic signals.
What is maturation.
200
The process by which information is placed into new categories that already exist.
What is assimilation.
200
Peer groups with 5 to 10 people who spend a great deal of time together.
What are cliques.
200
When a teen delays making commitments about an important decision.
What is identity moratorium.
200
A direct attempt to influence other people's attitudes or views.
What is persuasion.
300
Emotional ties that form between people, in this case usually a baby and its mother.
What is attachment.
300
The understanding that objects exist even when they cannot be seen.
What is object permanence.
300
Larger groups who do not spend as much time together but share attitudes and group identity.
What are crowds.
300
When teens make a commitment that shuts out other possibilities.
What is identity foreclosure.
300
Uses evidence and logical arguments to persuade people.
What is central route.
400
The distress an infant feels when the mother leaves them.
What is separation anxiety.
400
The inability to see another person's point of view.
What is egocentrism.
400
A turning point in a persons development when the person examines his or her values and makes changes or decisions about life roles.
What is identity crisis.
400
When a teen seems to be constantly searching for meaning in life and for identity because he or she has not committed to a set of personal beliefs or goals.
What is identity diffusion.
400
Attempts to associate objects, people, or events with positive or negative cues.
What is peripheral route.
500
The instinctual need to touch or be touched by something soft.
What is contact comfort.
500
When parents show love only when their children act in certain acceptable ways.
What is conditional positive regard.
500
Reaction patterns and processes concerning who you are.
What is identity status.
500
When a teen has dealt with crises and has explored options. A decision has been made about important life questions.
What is identity achievement.
500
A generalized attitude toward a specific group of people, literally means "prejudgment."