| attachment | Close emotional bond between that develops between an infant and his/her caregiver
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| goodness of fit | Match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands placed on the child
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| reciprocal socialization | Socialization that is bidirectional; children socialize parents, just as parents socialize children
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| reflexive smile | A smile that does not occur in response to external stimuli; typically appears during the first month after birth
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| separation protest | Infant's distressed reaction, such as crying, when the caregiver leaves
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| social referencing | Reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation. Most often seen in emotionally ambiguous situations
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| social smile | A smile in response to an external stimulus, which, early in development, is typically a face
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| Strange Situation | Observational measure of infant attachment that requires the infant to move through a series of introductions, separations, and reunions with the caregiver and an adult stranger in a prescribed order
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| stranger anxiety | A frequent expression of fear in infants in response to fear and wariness of strangers
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| temperament | An individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of emotionally responding
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