psychology ch.8 Flashcards
1
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Longitudinal design
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researching age-related changes
long term research
lengthy/ takes money
2
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Cross sectional design
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several different age-groups are studied at one time
quick/ not that expensive/
different age groups are compared to each other
3
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cross-sequential design
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combination of the longitudinal and cross-sectional designs
4
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cohort effect
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having similar experiences that make the group unique from other groups
5
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Behavioral genetics
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of the origin of behavior in which researchers find out how much behavior is resulted from genetic inheritance and how much is due to experience
6
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polygenetic inheritance
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sometimes certain kinds of genes tend to group themselves with other genes. blond hair blu eyes
