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multidimensional
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physical, cognitive, emotional personality
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multidimensional
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physical, cognitive, emotional personality
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age graded
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i.e naming ceremonies for infants, puberty, getting drivers license
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history graded
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influenced by historical events that occur in a lifetime
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non normative
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non universal events i.e. being a employee at the world trade center during 9/11
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continuity theorist
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believe that development is the result of gradual and cumulative changes over the entire life span
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discontinuity theorist
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believe that development occurs in discrete identifiable stages
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scientific method
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involves formulating a hypothesis
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naturalistic observation
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involve watching people in their natural settings
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field experiment
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observation takes place in a natural setting
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controlled experiments
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done in a laboratory setting where much greater control over extraneous variable can take place
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independent variables
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toe ones that are manipulated by the experimenter,such as the type of math instructon
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dependent varable
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the outcome measures of interest, such as the score on the math test after haveing special instruciton
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onfounding variables
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are things that might affect the results in unanticipated ways or that were not controlled for in the sesign of the experiment
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cross sectional
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the study of groups at only one point in time
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longitudinal
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study of a croup at many different times
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descriptive research
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variables are related
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ethology
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refers to the idea that behavior is largely influence by biological factors
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psychodynamic theories
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focuson the idea that we have an unconcious mind that contains emotionally charged memories of early life eperienc
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sigmund freud child development
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id...ego..superego
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id
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centered on seeking pleasure and avoiding pain and is present at birth
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ego
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centered on the reality principle and startes to develope in infancy
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superego
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is the conscience
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erikson
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believed development continues into adulthood
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pavlov
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classical condiitoning
reflex behavior |
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operant conditioing
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no reflex behavior is required
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jean piaget
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cognitive development
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assimilation
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means taking in information as it is
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accommodation
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occurs when the information does not fit any existing schema or challenges an old schema
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