Unit 3.2 Crossword Puzzle

2. explaining how we perceive, interpret, and remember the world.
4. the understanding that a certain property of an object (like amount, volume, or number) remains the same even if its appearance changes.
5. a branch of psychology that studies the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur throughout the human lifespan, from conception to death
6. an infants response to a touch on the palm of their hand
9. a cognitive bias in which a person has difficulty perceiving or understanding the world from perspectives other than their own
11. the ability to form mental representations of objects, events, and concepts, which allows individuals to understand, reason about, and manipulate information internally.
14. sociocultural theory, which posits that social interaction and culture are fundamental to cognitive development, and key concepts like the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and scaffolding
15. a stage in early language development where children use short, two or three-word phrases,to communicate
17. the psychological process of incorporating new information into existing mental frameworks or schemas

1. the cognitive process of adjusting existing mental frameworks (or schemas) to incorporate new information that doesn't fit existing ones
3. an infants clinging response in turning toward the source of touching that occurs anywhere around their mouth
7. a process by which certain childhood or adolescent experiences impact an individual so greatly, that these memories bear a governing influence over their adult identity and behavior.
8. redefined the boundary between human and animal behavior
10. a normal reflex in infants where the big toe moves upward and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked.
12. Theory of cognitive development
13. the concept of imprinting, fixed-action patterns, and applying ethological principles to human behavior
16. development of self-psychology and the paired-association technique for memory research.