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