Chapter 1 & 2 notecards Flashcards
1
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Lifespan Development
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The scientific study of development though life
2
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Adult Development
A
The scientific study of adult life
3
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Cohort
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The age group in which whom we travel through life
4
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Baby boom cohort
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The huge age group born between 1946-1964
5
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Maximum Lifespan
A
The biological limit of human life
6
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Young-Old
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People in their sixties and seventies
7
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Old-Old
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People age 80 or older
8
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Reinforcement
A
Behavioral term for reward
9
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Developed world
A
The most affluent countries in the world
10
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Developing countries
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The more impoverished countries in the world
11
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Cervix
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The neck or narrow lower portion of the uterus
12
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Fertilization
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The union of sperm and egg
13
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Zygote
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A fertilized ovum
14
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Neuron
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A nerve cell
15
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Gestation
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The period of pregnancy
