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The study of how behavioral differences between people relate to biological differences.
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behavior genetics
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Changes in mental ability such as learning, language, memory, thinking, and reasoning.
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cognitive development
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Similarity with regard to a given trait.
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concordance
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The second level of moral development as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg, during which the rightness of a behavior is determined in reaction to the approval or disapproval of others & in regards to social conventions.
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conventional level
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Studies that measure the differences in people at one age or at one time.
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cross-sectional studies
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Branch of psychology that focuses on both the common & the unique ways that people grow & develop during the course of their lives, from the prenatal period through old age.
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developmental psychology
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Studies that measure characteristics of individuals over time to see how they change with age.
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longitudinal studies
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Changes in the body, motor abilities, & sensory capacity over time.
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physical development
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The third level of moral development as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg, during which decisions are justified by internalized standards & the common good.
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postconventional level
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The first level of moral development as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg, during which people determine the rightness of a behavior based on its reward or punishment by society.
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preconventional level
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Eight stages of development proposed by Erik Erikson; each stage involves a specific crisis, & resolution of this crisis will allow an individual to successfully move on to the next stage & develop a new "virtue."
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psychosocial stages
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Changes in a person's style of responding, feeling, & reacting to others.
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social-emotional development
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