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MATURATION
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Unfolding of a genetically influenced, often age-related, sequence pf physical changes and behavior patterns, including the readiness to master new abilities
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CONTINUITY THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT
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Continuous
• Mechanistic theory • Passive |
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STAGES THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT
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Organismic model
• Development as internally initiated by an active person or organism • active • Occurs in a universal sequence of QUALITATIVELY different stages of maturation • Series of distinct stages |
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PHENOTYPE
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Observable characteristics of a person
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GENOTYPE
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Genetic makeup of a person containing both expressed and unexpressed characteristics
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