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12 Cards in this Set
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AGE EFFECTS
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ONE OF THREE EFFECTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH, ALONG WITH COHORT AND TIME-MEASUREMENT EFFECTS, WHICH REFLECTS THE INFLUENCE OF TIME-DEPENDENT PROCESSES ON DEVELOPMENT.
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AGEISM
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UNTRUE ASSUMPTION THAT CHRONOLOGICAL AGE IS THE MAIN DETERMINANT OF HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS AND THAT ONE IS BETTER THAN ANOTHER.
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BIOLOGICAL FORCES
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ONE OF FOUR BASIC FORCES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES ALL GENETIC AND HEALTH RELATED FACTORS.
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CASE STUDY
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AN INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE.
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COHORT EFFECTS exp. historical
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ONE OF THE THREE BASIC INFLUENCES EXAMINED IN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, WHICH REFLECTS DIFFERENCES CAUSED BY EXPERIENCES AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNIQUE TO THE HISTORICAL TIME IN WHICH ONE LIVES.
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CONFOUNDING
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ANY SITUATION IN WHICH ONE CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH OF TWO OR MORE EFFECTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEHAVIORS BEING OBSERVED.
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CONTINUITY-DISCONTINUITY CONTROVERSY
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THE DEBATE OVER WHETHER A PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENTAL PHENOMENON REPRESENTS SMOOTH PROGRESSION OVER TIME (CONTINUITY) OR A SERIES OF ABRUPT SHIFTS (DISCONTINUITY).
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CORRELATIONAL STUDY
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AN INVESTIGATION IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VARIABLES IS EXAMINED.
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CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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A DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGN IN WHICH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND COHORTS ARE OBSERVED AT ONE TIME OF MEASUREMENT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT AGE DIFFERENCES.
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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BEHAVIORS OR OUTCOMES MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT.
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EXPERIMENT
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A STUDY IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS AND IN WHICH AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS MANIPULATED TO OBSERVE ITS EFFECTS ON A DEPENDENT VARIABLE SO THAT CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONS CAN BE ESTABLISHED.
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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VARIABLE MANIPULATED IN AN EXPERIMENT.
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