Theory Vocab

2. surrounding conditions
5. the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings
7. process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills as well as puberty
10. the child's experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others
12. learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus
15. The mesosystem consists of interactions between a person's microsystems.
16. the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being

1. movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts
3. smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, and the feet and toes
4. a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development
6. stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology, is tied to evolution, and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods
8. the passing on of physical or metal characteristics genetically from one generation to another
9. holds that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others
11. actions performed by an organism that can be seen and measured
13. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
14. type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences