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accomodation

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Piaget’s term for changes in a cognitive structure to include new information

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adaption

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Piaget’s term for adjustment to new information about the environment, achieved
through processes of assimilation and accommodation

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assimilation

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Piaget’s term for incorporation of new information into an existing cognitive structure

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behaviorism

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learning theory that emphasizes the predictable role of environment in causing observable behavior

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bioecological theory

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Bronfenbrenner’s approach to understanding processes and contexts of human development that identifies five levels of environmental influence

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case study

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study of a single subject, such as an individual or family

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classical conditioning

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learning based on associating a stimulus that does not ordinarily elicit a response with another stimulus that does elicit the response

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cognitive neuroscience

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study of links between neural processes and cognitive abilities

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cognitive perspective

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view that thought processes are central to development

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cognitive stage theory

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Piaget’s theory that children’s cognitive development advances in a series of four stages involving qualitatively distinct types of mental operations

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contextual perspective

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view of human development that sees the individual as inseparable from the social context

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control group

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in an experiment, a group of people, similar to those in the experimental group, who do not receive the treatment under study

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correlational study

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research design intended to discover whether a statistical relationship between variables exists

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cross-sectional study

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study designed to assess age-related differences, in which people of different ages are assessed on one occasion

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dependent variable

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in an experiment, the condition that may or may not change as a result of changes in the independent variable

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equilibration

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Piaget’s term for the tendency to seek a stable balance among cognitive elements; achieved through a balance between assimilation and accommodation

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ethnographic study

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in-depth study of a culture, which uses a combination of methods including participant observation

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ethology

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study of distinctive adaptive behaviors of species of animals that have evolved to increase survival of the species

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evolutionary psychology

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application of Darwinian principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest to individual behavior

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evolutionary/sociobiological perspective

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view of human development that focuses on
evolutionary and biological bases of behavior

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experiment

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rigorously controlled, replicable procedure in which the researcher manipulates variables to assess the effect of one on the other

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experimental group

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in an experiment, the group receiving the treatment under study

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hypotheses

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possible explanations for phenomena, used to predict the outcome of research

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independent variable

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in an experiment, the condition over which the experimenter has direct control

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laboratory observation

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research method in which all participants are observed under the same controlled conditions

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learning perspective

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view of human development that holds that changes in behavior result from experience or from adaptation to the environment

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longitudinal study

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study designed to assess age changes in a sample over time

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mechanistic model

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model that views human development as a series of predictable responses to stimuli

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naturalistic observation

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research method in which behavior is studied in natural settings without intervention or manipulation

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observational learning

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learning through watching the behavior of others

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operant conditioning

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  • learning based on association of behavior with its consequences
  • learning based on reinforcement or punishment
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operational definition

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definition stated solely in terms of the operations or procedures used to produce or measure a phenomenon

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organismic model

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model that views human development as internally initiated by an active organism and as occurring in a sequence of qualitatively different stages

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organization

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  • Piaget’s term for the creation of categories or systems of knowledge
  • Mnemonic strategy of categorizing material to be remembered
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participant observation

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research method in which the observer lives with the people or participates in the activity being observed

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psychoanalytic perspective

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view of human development as shaped by unconscious forces that motivate human behavior

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psychosexual development

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in Freudian theory, an unvarying sequence of stages of childhood personality development in which gratification shifts from the mouth to the anus and then to the genitals

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psychosocial development

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  • Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships
  • In Erikson’s eight-stage theory, the socially and culturally influenced process of development of the ego, or self
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punishment

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the process by which a behavior is weakened, decreasing the likelihood of repetition

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qualitative change

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discontinuous changes in kind, structure, or organization

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qualitative research

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research that focuses on nonnumerical data, such as subjective experiences, feelings, or beliefs

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quantitative change

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changes in number or amount, such as in height, weight, size of vocabulary, or frequency of communication

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quantitative research

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research that focuses on nonnumerical data, such as subjective experiences, feelings, or beliefs

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random assignment

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assignment of participants in an experiment to groups in such a way that each person has an equal chance of being placed in any group

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random selection

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election of a sample in such a way that each person in a population has an equal and independent chance of being chosen

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reciprocal determinism

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Bandura’s term for bidirectional forces that affect development

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reinforcement

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the process by which a behavior is strengthened, increasing the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated

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sample

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group of participants chosen to represent the entire population under study

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scaffolding

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temporary support to help a child master a task

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schemas

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Piaget’s term for organized patterns of thought and behavior used in particular situations

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scientific method

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system of established principles and processes of scientific inquiry, which a includes identifying a problem to be studied, formulating a hypothesis to be tested by research, collecting data, analyzing the data, forming tentative conclusions, and disseminating findings

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self-efficacy

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sense of one’s capability to master challenges and achieve goals

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sequential study

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study design that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal techniques

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social learning theory

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theory that behaviors are learned by observing and imitating models

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sociocultural theory

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Vygotsky’s theory of how contextual factors affect children’s development

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theory

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coherent set of logically related concepts that seeks to organize, explain, and predict data

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zone of proximal development (ZPD)

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Vygotsky’s term for the difference between what a child can do alone and what the child can do with help

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Piaget’s term for changes in a cognitive structure to include new information

A

accomodation

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Piaget’s term for adjustment to new information about the environment, achieved
through processes of assimilation and accommodation

A

adaption

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Piaget’s term for incorporation of new information into an existing cognitive structure

A

assimilation

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learning theory that emphasizes the predictable role of environment in causing observable behavior

A

behaviorism

62
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Bronfenbrenner’s approach to understanding processes and contexts of human development that identifies five levels of environmental influence

A

bioecological theory

63
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study of a single subject, such as an individual or family

A

case study

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learning based on associating a stimulus that does not ordinarily elicit a response with another stimulus that does elicit the response

A

classical conditioning

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study of links between neural processes and cognitive abilities

A

cognitive neuroscience

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view that thought processes are central to development

A

cognitive perspective

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Piaget’s theory that children’s cognitive development advances in a series of four stages involving qualitatively distinct types of mental operations

A

cognitive stage theory

68
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view of human development that sees the individual as inseparable from the social context

A

contextual perspective

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in an experiment, a group of people, similar to those in the experimental group, who do not receive the treatment under study

A

control group

70
Q

research design intended to discover whether a statistical relationship between variables exists

A

correlational study

71
Q

study designed to assess age-related differences, in which people of different ages are assessed on one occasion

A

cross-sectional study

72
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in an experiment, the condition that may or may not change as a result of changes in the independent variable

A

dependent variable

73
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Piaget’s term for the tendency to seek a stable balance among cognitive elements; achieved through a balance between assimilation and accommodation

A

equilibration

74
Q

in-depth study of a culture, which uses a combination of methods including participant observation

A

ethnographic study

75
Q

study of distinctive adaptive behaviors of species of animals that have evolved to increase survival of the species

A

ethology

76
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application of Darwinian principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest to individual behavior

A

evolutionary psychology

77
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view of human development that focuses on
evolutionary and biological bases of behavior

A

evolutionary/sociobiological perspective

78
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rigorously controlled, replicable procedure in which the researcher manipulates variables to assess the effect of one on the other

A

experiment

79
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in an experiment, the group receiving the treatment under study

A

experimental group

80
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possible explanations for phenomena, used to predict the outcome of research

A

hypotheses

81
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in an experiment, the condition over which the experimenter has direct control

A

independent variable

82
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research method in which all participants are observed under the same controlled conditions

A

laboratory observation

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view of human development that holds that changes in behavior result from experience or from adaptation to the environment

A

learning perspective

84
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study designed to assess age changes in a sample over time

A

longitudinal study

85
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model that views human development as a series of predictable responses to stimuli

A

mechanistic model

86
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research method in which behavior is studied in natural settings without intervention or manipulation

A

naturalistic observation

87
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learning through watching the behavior of others

A

observational learning

88
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  • learning based on association of behavior with its consequences
  • learning based on reinforcement or punishment
A

operant conditioning

89
Q

definition stated solely in terms of the operations or procedures used to produce or measure a phenomenon

A

operational definition

90
Q

model that views human development as internally initiated by an active organism and as occurring in a sequence of qualitatively different stages

A

organismic model

91
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  • Piaget’s term for the creation of categories or systems of knowledge
  • Mnemonic strategy of categorizing material to be remembered
A

organization

92
Q

research method in which the observer lives with the people or participates in the activity being observed

A

participant observation

93
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view of human development as shaped by unconscious forces that motivate human behavior

A

psychoanalytic perspective

94
Q

in Freudian theory, an unvarying sequence of stages of childhood personality development in which gratification shifts from the mouth to the anus and then to the genitals

A

psychosexual development

95
Q
  • Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships
  • In Erikson’s eight-stage theory, the socially and culturally influenced process of development of the ego, or self
A

psychosocial development

96
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the process by which a behavior is weakened, decreasing the likelihood of repetition

A

punishment

97
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discontinuous changes in kind, structure, or organization

A

qualitative change

98
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research that focuses on nonnumerical data, such as subjective experiences, feelings, or beliefs

A

qualitative research

99
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changes in number or amount, such as in height, weight, size of vocabulary, or frequency of communication

A

quantitative change

100
Q

research that focuses on nonnumerical data, such as subjective experiences, feelings, or beliefs

A

quantitative research

101
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assignment of participants in an experiment to groups in such a way that each person has an equal chance of being placed in any group

A

random assignment

102
Q

election of a sample in such a way that each person in a population has an equal and independent chance of being chosen

A

random selection

103
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Bandura’s term for bidirectional forces that affect development

A

reciprocal determinism

104
Q

the process by which a behavior is strengthened, increasing the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated

A

reinforcement

105
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group of participants chosen to represent the entire population under study

A

sample

106
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temporary support to help a child master a task

A

scaffolding

107
Q

Piaget’s term for organized patterns of thought and behavior used in particular situations

A

schemas

108
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system of established principles and processes of scientific inquiry, which a includes identifying a problem to be studied, formulating a hypothesis to be tested by research, collecting data, analyzing the data, forming tentative conclusions, and disseminating findings

A

scientific method

109
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sense of one’s capability to master challenges and achieve goals

A

self-efficacy

110
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study design that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal techniques

A

sequential study

111
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theory that behaviors are learned by observing and imitating models

A

social learning theory

112
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Vygotsky’s theory of how contextual factors affect children’s development

A

sociocultural theory

113
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coherent set of logically related concepts that seeks to organize, explain, and predict data

A

theory

114
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Vygotsky’s term for the difference between what a child can do alone and what the child can do with help

A

zone of proximal development (ZPD)

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