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Down: 1) the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible2) a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave4) the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence5) in Piaget's theory, the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view6) the "we" aspect of our self-concept; "Who am I?"7) the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived8) a period form the late teens to mid-twenties, bridging the gap between adolescent dependence and full independence and responsibility10) the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo11) our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age12) a set of expected behaviors for males or for females14) interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas15) physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by pregnant woman's heavy drinking17) a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind19) an emotional tie with another person21) the period of sexual maturation, where a person becomes capable of reproducing22) in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood24) research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period26) 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 logic28) adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information34) the sex chromosome found only in males35) decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation36) all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating39) the first menstrual period41) the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month42) the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female47) the developing human organism form 9 weeks after conception to birth Across: 3) a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity9) the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role11) an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produce proper development13) in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts16) a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information18) a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another20) nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair23) biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience25) our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood27) according to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy29) a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social chance throughout the life span30) the theory that we learn social behavior by observing, imitating, and by being rewarded or punished31) 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 characteristics32) our understanding and evaluation of who we are33) 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 activities37) 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 events38) the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by 8 months old40) the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement43) our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles44) our sense of being male or female45) the time of natural cessation of menstruation46) the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life48) agents, such as chemicals, and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm49) people's ideas about their own and others' mental states about their feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict50) physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone51) the sex chromosome found in both men and women; females have two, while men have one52) the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects
 

 

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