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Developmental Psychology
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the study of the patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life
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Nature-nurture issue
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the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior
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cross-sectional reserach
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a research method that compares people of different ages at the same point in time
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longitudinal research
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a research method that investigates behavior as 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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zygote
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the new cell formed by the union of an egg and 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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germinal
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the first two weeks of prenatal development
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embryonic
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after conception, lasts from week 2-8
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fetal periods
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from week 8 to birth
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habituation
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the decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus
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Age of viability
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the point at which a fetus can survive if born prematurely
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Neonate
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a newborn child
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reflexes
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unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli
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Adolescence
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the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood
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Puberty
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the period at which maturation of the sexual organs occur, beginning about age 11 or 12 for girls, and 13 or 14 for boys
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