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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Human Development

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scientific study of processes of change and stability throughout the human life span

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Life Span Development

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concept of development as a lifelong process, which can be studied scientifically – “womb to tomb”

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Intervene

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where scientists use the knowledge of causes of behavior to change or control behavior

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4
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Physical Development

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growth of the body and
brain

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5
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Cognitive Development

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pattern-of change in mental abilities

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Psychosocial Development

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pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships

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Social Construction

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a concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but that in reality is an invention of a particular culture or society

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Individual Differences

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differences in characteristics, influences, or developmental
outcomes – that is what makes each of us unique

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Heredity

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inborn traits or characteristics
inherited from the biological parents

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Environment

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totality of nonhereditary or
experiential, influences on development

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Inherited Characteristics

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the influence of heredity on development - NATURE

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12
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Maturation

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unfolding of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes

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13
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Environmental Factors

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the influence of environment on development - NURTURE

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Nuclear Family

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two-generational kinship, economic, and household unit consisting of one or two parents and their biological children, adopted children, or stepchildren

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Extended Family

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multigenerational kinship
network of parents, children, and other relatives, sometimes living together in an extended family household Socioeconomic
Status

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Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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combination of economic and social factors describing an
individual or family, including income, education, and occupation

17
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Risk Factors

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conditions that increase the
likelihood of a negative developmental outcome

18
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Culture

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a society’s or group’s total way of life, all learned behavior passed on from parents to children

19
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Ethnic Group

A

group united by ancestry,
race, religion, language, or national origins, which contribute to a sense of shared identity

20
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Ethnic Gloss

A

overgeneralization about an
ethnic or cultural group that obscuresdifferences within the group

21
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Normative Influence

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characteristic of an event that
occurs in a similar way for most people in a group

22
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Normative Age-graded influences

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events or influences that are highly similar for people in a particular age-group

23
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Normative History-graded influences

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significant events that shape the behavior and attitudes of a historical generation

24
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Historical Generation

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a group of people strongly influenced by a major historical event during their formative period

25
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Cohort

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a group of people born at about the same time

26
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Nonnormative Influence

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characteristic of an unusual
event that happens to a particular person or a typical event that happens at an unusual time of life

27
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Predisposition Toward Learning

A

the
readiness of an organism’s nervous system to
acquire certain information during a brief
critical period in early life

28
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Imprinting

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instinctive form of learning in
which, during a critical period in early development, a young animal forms an attachment to the first moving object it sees,
usually the mother

29
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Critical Period

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specific time when a given
event or its absence has a specific impact on development

30
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Plasticity

A

range of modifiability of
performance

31
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Sensitive Periods

A

times in development
when a person is particularly open to certain
kinds of experiences

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