Across
- 2. Last name of the person who had a theory of cognitive development
- 4. An involuntary, automatic grasping motion of the hand in response to tactile stimulation on the palm.
- 8. A branch of psychology that studies the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur throughout the human lifespan, from conception to death
- 11. A young animal or infant grows a bond with the first thing or person they see.
- 12. The cognitive process of incorporating new information into existing mental frameworks, or schemas, so it fits with one's current understanding
- 13. A mental framework or concept that organizes and interprets information about the world
- 14. The understanding that a certain property of an object (like amount, volume, or number) remains the same even if its appearance changes
- 15. a stage in language development, occurring between approximately 18 and 30 months, where toddlers combine two or three words to form simple, but meaningful, sentences
Down
- 1. The cognitive ability to create and manipulate internal mental models or representations of objects, events, and concepts that are not currently present in the environment
- 3. The tendency to focus on one's own thoughts, feelings, and experiences while neglecting or minimizing the perspectives of others
- 5. There is a reflex named after this last name
- 6. Last name of the first female president of the American Psychological Association in 1905
- 7. When a newborn's cheek or corner of the mouth is stimulated, they turn their head and open their mouth in the direction of the stimulation.
- 9. There is a theory named after this last name
- 10. A cognitive process where a person adjusts their existing mental frameworks, or "schemas," to incorporate new information that doesn't fit their current understanding
- 16. Last name of the person who had the theory of imprinting.
- 17. Last name of the person who was the first to document chimpanzees using tools.