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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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Issue of the degree to 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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Research method that compares people of different ages at the same point in time

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Longitudinal research

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Research method that investigates behavior as participates 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-shapes structures that contain all basic hereditary information

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Genes

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Parts of the chromosomes through which genetic information is transmitted

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Zygote

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New cell formed by the union of an egg and sperm

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Embryo

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Developed zygote that has a heart, 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 variability

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The point of 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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Neonate

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New born child

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Reflexes

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Unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of a certain stimuli

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Habituation

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Decreases in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentation of the same stimulus

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Attachment

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Positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual

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Authoritarian parents

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Parents who are rigid and punitive and value unquestioning obedience from their children

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Permissive parents

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Parents who give their children relaxed or inconsistent direction and although they are warm, require little of them

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Authoritative parents

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Parents who are firm, set clear limits, reason with their children and explain things to them

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Uninvolved parents

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Parents who show little interest in their children and are emotionally detached

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Temperament

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Basic, innate disposition

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Psychological development

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Development of individual?s interactions and understanding of each other and of their knowledge and understanding of themselves as members of society

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Trust vs mistrust stage

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Erikson?s first stage of psychosocial development, occurring from birth to 1.5 years, during which the infants develop feeling of trust and lack or trust

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Autonomy vs shame and doubt stage
Erikson?s second stage, 1.5-3 years; independence and autonomy if exploration and freedom are encouraged or shame and self-doubt if they are restricted and overprotective
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Initiative vs guilt stage
Erikson?s third stage; 3-6 years; experience conflict between independence of action and the sometimes negative results of the action
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Industry vs inferiority stage
Erikson fourth stage; 6-12 years; develop positive social interaction with other or may feel inadequate and become less social
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Cognitive development
The process by which a child?s understanding of the world changes as a function of age and experience
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Sensorimotor stage
Piaget; birth-2 years; during which a child has little competence in representing the environment by using images language or other symbols
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Object permanence
The awareness that objects-and people- continue to exist even if they are out of sight
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Preoperational stage
Piaget; 2-7years; characterized by language development
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Egocentric thought
A way of thinking in which a child view the world entirely from his or her own perspective
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Principle of conservation
The knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearances of objects
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Concrete operational stage
Piaget; 7-12 years; characterized by logical thought and loss of egocentrism
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Formal operational stage
Piaget; 12-adulthood; characterized by abstract thought
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Information processing
The way in which people take in , use and store information
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Metacognition
An awareness and understanding of one?s own cognitive processes
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Zone of proximal development (ZPD)
According to Vygotsky; level at which a child can almost, but not fully, comprehend or perform a task on his or her own
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Adolescence
Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
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Puberty
The period at which maturation of the sexual organs occurs, beginning at about age 11 and 12 for girls and 12 or 14 for boys
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Identity vs role confusion stage
Erikson; a time in adolescence of major testing to determine one?s unique qualities
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Identity
Distinguishing character of the individual; who each of us, what our roles are, and what we are capable of
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Intimacy vs isolation stage
Erikson; period during adulthood that focuses on developing close relationships
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Generativity vs stagnations stage
Erikson; a period in middle adulthood during which we take stoke of out contributions to family and society
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Ego-integrity vs despair stage
Erikson; a period from late adulthood until death during which we review lives accomplishments and failures
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Emerging adulthood
Period beginning in the late teenage years and extending into the mid-20s
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Menopause
Period during which women stop menstruating and are no longer fertile
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Genetic preprogramming theories of aging
Theories that suggest that human cells gave a built-in-time limit to their reproduction and that they are no longer able to divide after a certain time
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Wear-and-tear theories of aging
Theories that suggest that the mechanical functions of the body simply stop working efficiently
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Alzheimer?s disease
A progressive brain disorder that leads to a gradual and irreversible decline in cognitive abilities
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Disengagement theory of aging
Theory that suggest that aging produces a gradual withdrawal from the world on psychical, psychological and social levels
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Activity theory of aging
Theory that suggest that the elderly who are most successful while aging are those who maintain the interests and action they had during middle age
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Life review
Process by which people examine and evaluate their lives

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