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16 Cards in this Set
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Development
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the pattern of movement or change that begins tat conception and continues through the human life-span.
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life span perspecive
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views development as lifelong multidimensional multidirectional plastic multidicipliary and contextual as a process that involves growth maintenece and regulation of loss
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normative age graded influences
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describes influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group
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normative history graded influences
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describes influences common to individuals of a particular generation because of historical circumstances
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normative life events
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unusual events that have a major impact on an individuals life.
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Culture
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the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from generation o generation
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cross culure studies
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comparisons of culture with one or more other cultures. see in development is similar, or universal across cultures
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ethnicity
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a characteristic based on culteral heritage, nationality, race religion, and lanuage.
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socioeconomic status
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refers to a perons position within a society based on occupational educational and economic characteristics
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social policy
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the laws, reguations, and govt programs designed to promote the welfare of its citizens
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biological process
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changes in an individuals physical nature
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cognitive processes
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changes in an individuals thought, intelligence, and language
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socioemotional processes
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changes in an individuals relationship with other ppl, emotions, and ersonality
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stability/change issue
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involves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or change
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scientific method
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an approiach to collect accurate data: 1) cocceptualize problem 2) collect data 3) draw conclusion 4) revis and review conclusions and theory
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theory
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an interrelated, cohernt set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and make predictions
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