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intelligence
The ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from experiences
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What is feeling or affect, that occurs when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her, especially to his or her well-being
What is the definition of emotions?
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What is Gender Roles
These are sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel.
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What is Recasting
By using this strategy parents rephrase something the child has said.
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What is self-concept
This is the set of abilities, attitudes, and values that a person believes defines who s/he is.
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What is Crystallized intelligence
What type of intelligence is what we already know and can draw upon to solve problems.
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What is emotions that depend on awareness of oneself.
ex. jealousy, empathy, pride, shame
Describe self-conscious emotions and give one example.
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What is Moral Character
With this type of moral personality the person has willpower, desires and integrity to stand up to pressure, overcome distracions and behave morally.
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What is the tendency to apply a word to objects that are inappropriate for the word's meaning.
ex. children might say dada not only for their father but for other men.
What is overextension and give an example.
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What is Self-Efficacy
This is the belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes.
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What is intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior
Intellectual disabilities are a disability characterized by significant limitations of what?
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What is Social Referencing
What is it called when children will use the reaction of others to determine how to react in ambiguous situations.
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What is Gender Constancy
The idea that even if I dress or play like the opposite sex, I will still be the same sex.
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What is Wernicke's Area
What area of the brain involves understanding and creating meaning in speech.
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What is Perceptual Role-Taking
What is the ability to see things from another perspective?
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What is attention, attraction to novelty, and habituation to a repeated stimulus
The newest approaches to measuring infant intelligence include measures of
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What is Empathy: sharing the feelings of other people.
Sympathy: concern for others’ welfare that often leads to helping or comforting them
What is the difference between empathy and sympathy?
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What is Social Cognitive Theory
This theory states that gender development occurs through observation and imitation
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What is Pragmatics
The component of language that states how language is used.
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What is Initiative vs Guilt
Erickson states that during this stage children begin to increase their sense of direction and are convinced they are persons of their own.
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What is Analytical, creative and practical
What are the three types of intelligence according to Sternberg's Theory of Intelligence?
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What is effortful control
The ability to consciously control one's behavior
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What is pay attention to kind behaviors; point out positive impact of behavior, point out moral issues
What are at least two way we can produce pro-social children?
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What is Infinite Generativity
This is the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a limited set of words and rules.
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What is Autobiographical Memory
Parents can help develop this by discussing events in children's lives with them which helps create a sense of self
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