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Across
  1. 2. A definition of ethology makes this clearer: "Ethology stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology, is tied to evolution.
  2. 4. Observable behaviors (also known as overt behaviors) are actions performed by an organism that can be seen and measured.
  3. 6. smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, and the feet and toes. They participate in smaller actions such as picking up objects between the thumb and finger, writing carefully.
  4. 7. a type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences.
  5. 8. movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts
  6. 9. the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills as well as puberty.
  7. 11. Social-emotional development includes the child's experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others
  8. 13. defined as the process of enlarging people's freedom and opportunities and improving their well- being
  9. 14. He divided the environment into five different levels.microsystem is the most influential, has the closest relationship to the person, and is the one where direct contact occurs.
Down
  1. 1. used in psychology, education, and communication, holds that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences.
  2. 2. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
  3. 3. refers to learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus (e.g. food) is paired with a previously neutral stimulus .
  4. 5. the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
  5. 10. Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing
  6. 12. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
  7. 15. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.