Chapter 5 - Intro

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Across
  1. 2. interpreting new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
  2. 6. defects present at birth
  3. 9. people's ideas about their own & others' mental states
  4. 12. the orderly sequence of biological growth
  5. 13. concepts that organize & interpret information
  6. 15. an understanding & assessment of who we are
  7. 16. a decrease in responding w/repeated stimulation
  8. 18. branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, & social development throughout life
  9. 20. a fertilized egg
  10. 21. all the mental activities associated w/thinking, knowing, remembering, & communicating
  11. 22. psychologist that developed the strange situation experiment
  12. 23. the awareness that objects continue to exist even when not perceived
Down
  1. 1. the years spent morphing from child to adult
  2. 3. process by which certain animals form strong attachments during early life
  3. 4. child's difficulty taking another's point of view
  4. 5. neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plaques
  5. 7. research that follows & retests the same people over time
  6. 8. agents such as viruses & drugs that can damage an embryo or fetus
  7. 10. marked by lifelong physical & mental function deficits (abbr)
  8. 11. the 'we' aspect of our self-concept
  9. 14. the idea that the amount remains the same even if it changes shape
  10. 17. framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking
  11. 19. an emotional tie w/others