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39 Cards in this Set
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DEFINE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND ITS 3 ELEMENTS
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THE SCIENCE THAT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE CHANGE AND REMAIN THE SAME AS THEY GROW OLDER. (1) SCIENCE (2) ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE (3) CHANGE FROM CONCEPTION TO DEATH
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MULTIDIRECTIONAL
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A CHARACTERISTIC OF DEVELOPMENT, REFERRING TO ITS NONLINEAR PROGRESSION-GAINS AND LOSSES, COMPENSATIONS AND DEFICITS, PREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED CHANGES
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MULTICULTURAL
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A CHARACTERISTIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH TAKES PLACE WITHIN MANY CULTURAL SETTINGS WORLDWIDE AND THUS REFLECTS A MULTITUDE OF VALUES, TRADITIONS AND TOOLS FOR LIVING
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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A CHARACTERISTIC OF DEVELOPMENT ENCOMPASSING THE IDEA THAT DOZENS OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTE DATA AND INSIGHT TO THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPMENT
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PLASTICITY
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A CHARACTERISTIC OF DEVELOPMENT THAT INDICATES THAT INDIVIDUALS-INCLUDING THEIR PERSONALITIES AS WELL AS THEIR BODIES AND MINDS-CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN
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DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
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A PROCESS OF CONTINUAL CHANGE WITHIN A PERSON OR GROUP, IN WHICH EACH CHANGE IS CONNECTED SYSTEMATICALLY TO EVERY OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN EACH INDIVIDUAL AND EVERY SOCIETY
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LINEAR CHANGE
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GRADUAL, SMOOTH INCREASE OVERTIME
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BUTTERFLY EFFECT
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THE IDEA THAT A SMALL ACTION OR EVENT MAY SET OFF A SERIES OF CHANGES THAT CULMINATE IN A MAJOR EVENT
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WHAT ARE THREE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL CONTEXT?
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HISTORICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS
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COHORT
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A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHOSE SHARED BIRTH YEAR, OR DECADE, MEANS THAT THEY TRAVEL THROUGH LIFE TOGETHER, EXPERIENCING THE SAME MAJOR HISTORICAL CHANGES
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION
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AN IDEA THAT IS BUILT MORE ON SHARED PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL ORDER THAN ON OBJECTIVE REALITY
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WHAT MEMORIES (AGE WISE) DO PEOPLE USUALLY REMEMBER THE MOST FONDLY?
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ADOLESCENCE AND EARLY ADULTHOOD
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SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES)
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AN INDICATOR OF A PERSON'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STANDING, MEASURED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FAMILY INCOME, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, OCCUPATION AND OTHER VARIABLES
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COLLECTIVE EFFICACY
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OCCURS WHEN NEIGHBORS CREATE A FUNCTIONING, INFORMAL NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO SHOW CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR BLOCK
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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COLLECTIVE EFFICACY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD?
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TRASH REMOVAL, REPAIRS, SAFE CHILDREN, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, CLINICS, AND STORES
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WHAT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF A RESILIENT CHILD?
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QUALITY OF PARENTING
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CULTURE
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THE SPECIFIC MANIFESTATIONS OF A SOCIAL GROUP'S DESIGN FOR LIVING, DEVELPED OVER YEARS TO PROVIDE A SOCIAL STRUCTURE FOR THE GROUP MEMBER'S LIFE TOGETHER
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DESCRIBE HOW EASTERN AND WESTERN VIEWS DIFFER ON WHETHER CHILDREN SLEEP WITH PARENTS OR NOT.
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WESTERN-SLEEP SEPARATE, THOSE THAT SLEEP TOGETHER CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL ABUSE
EASTERN-SLEEP TOGETHER, MIGHT VIEW THOSE THAT SLEEP SEPARATE AS CHILD ABUSE |
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ETHNIC GROUP
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A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE CERTAIN ATTRIBUTES, ALMOST ALWAYS INCLUDING ANCESTRAL HERITAGE AND OFTEN INCLUDING NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, CUSTOMS, AND LANGUAGE
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RACE
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A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION BY WHICH BIOLOGICAL TRAITS ARE USED TO DIFFERENTIATE PEOPLE WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE WORLD
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DEVELOPMENT IS DIVIDED INTO WHAT THREE DOMAINS?
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BIOSOCIAL
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WHAT ARE THE 5 BASIC STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
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1. FORMULATE A RESEARCH QUESTION
2. DEVELOP A HYPOTHESIS 3. TEST THE HYPOTHESIS 4. DRAW CONCLUSIONS 5. MAKE THE FINDINGS AVAILABLE |
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HYPOTHESIS
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A SPECIFIC PREDICTION THAT IS STATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN BE TESTED AND EITEHR CONFIRMED OR REFUTED
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SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION
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A METHOD OF TESTING HYPOTHESE BY UNOBTRUSIVELY WATCHING AND RECORDING PARTICIPANTS' BEHAVIOR EITHER IN A LABORATORY OR IN A NATURAL SETTING
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CORRELATION
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A NUMBER INDICATING THE DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES
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WHAT IS THE ONLY SCIENTIFIC METHOD THAT CAN DETERMINE CAUSATION?
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EXPERIMENT
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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IN AN EXPERIMENT, THE VARIABLE THAT IS INTRODUCED OR CHANGED TO SEE WHAT EFFECT IT HAS ON THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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IN AN EXPERIMENT, THE VARIABLE THAT MAY CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF OR CHANGES MADE IN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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COMPARISON GROUP
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IN AN EXPERIMENT, THE PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE NOT GIVEN SPECIAL TREATMENT BUT WHO ARE SIMILAR TO THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP IN OTHER RELEVANT WAYS
AKA CONTROL GROUP |
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CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH
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A RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO DIFFER IN AGE BUT SHARE OTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS ARE COMPARED
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LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
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A RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH THE SAME INDIVIDUALS ARE STUDIED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
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CROSS-SEQUENTIAL RESEARCH
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A HYBRID RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH RESEARCHERS FIRST STUDY SEVERAL GROUPS OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND THEN FOLLOW THOSE GROUPS OVER THE YEARS
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ECOLOGICAL-SYSTEMS APPROACH
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RESEARCH THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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MICROSYSTEMS
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ELEMENTS OF A PERSON'S IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, SUCH AS FAMILY AND PEER GROUP
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EXOSYSTEMS
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LOCAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
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MACROSYSTEMS
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THE LARGER SOCIAL SETTING, INCLUDING CULTURAL VALUES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, AND POLITICAL PROCESSES
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CHRONOSYSTEMS
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THE HISTORICAL CONDITION
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MESOSYSTEM
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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MICROSYTEMS (COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEACHER)
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CODE OF ETHICS
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A SET OF MORAL PRINCIPLES THAT IS FORMALLY ADOPTED BY A GROUP OR ORGANIZATION
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