Chapter 9 Development: Module 27 Flashcards

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Developmental psychology

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The branch of psychology that studies the patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life.

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Nature-nurture issue

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The viewpoint that weighs the degree which environment and heredity influence behavior.

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Identical twins

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Twins who are genetically identical.

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Cross-sectional research

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A research method that compares people of different ages at the same point in time.

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Cohort

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A group of people who grow up at similar times, in similar places, and in similar conditions.

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Longitudinal research

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A research method that investigates behavior are participants age.

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Sequential research

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A research method that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal research by considering a number of different age groups and examining them at several points in time.

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Chromosomes

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Rod-shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information.

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Genes

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The parts of chromosomes through which genetic information is transmitted.

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Zygote

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The new cell formed by the union of an egg and a sperm.

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Embryo

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A developed zygote that has a heart, a brain, and other organs.

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Fetus

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A developing individual, from eight weeks after conception until birth.

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Age of availability

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The point at which a fetus can survive if born prematurely.

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Teratogens

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Environmental agents such as a drug, chemical, virus, or other factor that produce a birth defect.

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