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Chapter 2 Flashcards

brain regions and structure

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What do developmental psychologists study?

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Physical, Cognitive, and social development throughout the life span.

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What is cross-sectional studies?

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Research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time.

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What is longitudinal studies?

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Research that follows and tests the same people over time.

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Explain Nature and Nurture

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How does our genetic inheritance (our nature) interact with our experiences ( our nurture) to influence our development (this is our focus in Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity.

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Explain continuity and stages

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What parts of development are gradual and continuous, like riding an escalator? What parts change abruptly in separate stages like climbing rungs on a ladder?

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Explain stabilioty and change

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Which of our traits persist through life? How do we change as we age?

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Stage theory- Cognitive Development

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Jean Piaget

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Stage theory - Moral Development

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Lawrence Kholberg

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