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Down: 1) in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood 3) the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible 5) our sense of being male or female 6) the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role 7) a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind 11) a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another 12) research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period 14) our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles 16) in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts 19) interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas 21) the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by 8 months old 23) the "we" aspect of our self-concept; "Who am I?"24) the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived 27) the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month 29) people's ideas about their own and others' mental states about their feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict 30) the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence 34) the most important of the male sex hormones; both males and females have it, but the additional amount in males stimulates growth of the male sex organs and characteristics 37) physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone 38) the developing human organism form 9 weeks after conception to birth 41) the first menstrual period 44) a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

Across: 2) the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life 4) agents, such as chemicals, and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm 8) our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood 9) a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave 10) an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produce proper development 13) the theory that we learn social behavior by observing, imitating, and by being rewarded or punished 15) the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects 17) the period of sexual maturation, where a person becomes capable of reproducing 18) in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view 20) adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information 22) a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social chance throughout the life span 25) our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age 26) decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation 28) the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo 31) a period form the late teens to mid-twenties, bridging the gap between adolescent dependence and full independence and responsibility 32) physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnant woman's heavy drinking 33) the sex chromosome found only in males 35) an emotional tie with another person 36) in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years old) where children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events 39) the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement 40) our understanding and evaluation of who we are 42) a set of expected behaviors for males or for females 43) the time of natural cessation of menstruation 45) nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair 46) in Piaget's theory, the stage (from 2 to about 6 years old) where a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic 47) biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience 48) in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years old) where infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities 49) a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity 50) the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female

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