| A | B |
| temperament | the relatively consistent, basic dispositions inherent in a person |
| Erikson | theorist who described psychosocial stages of development |
| Strange Situation | laboratory procedures for studying attachment |
| synchrony | coordinated interaction between parent and infant |
| trust versus mistrust | the crisis of infancy |
| Freud | theorist who described psychosexual stages of development |
| social referencing | looking to caregivers for emotional cues |
| autonomy versus shame and doubt | the crisis of toddlerhood |
| self-awareness | a person's sense of being distinct from others |
| Ainsworth | researcher who devised the laboratory procedure for studying attachment |
| proximity-seeking behaviors | approaching, following and climbing |
| contact-maintaining behaviors | clinging and resisting put down |