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the long standing discussion over the relative importance of heredity and environment in their influence on behavior and mental processes

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nature-nurture issue

Question 1

the psychological specialty that studies how organisms change over time as the result of biological and environmental influences

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developmental psychology

Question 2

a process by which forces work together or influence each other

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interaction

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a pair who started life as single fertilized egg, which later split into two distinct individuals

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identical twins

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pair who started life as two separate fertilized eggs that happened to share same womb

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fraternal twins

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the perspective that development is gradual and continuous

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continuity view

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the perspective that development proceeds in an uneven fashion

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discontinuity view

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periods of life initiated by significant transitions or changes in physical or psychological functioning

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developmental stages

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the developmental period before birth

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prenatal birth

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a fertilized egg

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zygote

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in humans, the term for the developing organism during the first eight weeks after conception

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embryo

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in humans, the term for the developing organism between the embryonic stage and birth

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fetus

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the organ interface between the embryo or fetus and the mother

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placenta

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substances from the environment, including viruses,drugs, and other chemicals, that can damage the developing organism during the prenatal period

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teratogens

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in humans, the newborn period extends through the first month after birth

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neonatal period

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in humans, spand time between the end of the neonatal period and the establishment of language- usually at about 18 months to 2 years

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infancy

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the enduring social emotional relationship between a child and a parent or other regular caregiver

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attachment

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a primitive form of learning in which some young animals follow and form an attachment to the first moving object they see and hear

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imprinting

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stimulation and reassurance derived from the physical touch of a caregiver

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contact comfort

Question 19

the process by which the genetic program manifests itself over time

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maturation