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An in-depth analysis of one individual.
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case study
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A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response.
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classical conditioning
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A set of moral principles formed by a group or organization and used to provide guidelines for moral behavior.
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code of ethics
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Focuses on the processes that allow people to think, know, and understand the world.
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cognitive theory
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An inclusive term that refers to a group of people who share the same age and experience the same historical events.
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cohort
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Changes that do not occur in set stages and cover the entire life span.
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continuous change
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In research, the group not given the specific intervention or treatment given to the experimental group. this group, however, is similar to the experimental group in relevant ways.
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control group
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Identification of association between two factors.
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correlation
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Research in which people of different ages are compared at the same point in time.
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cross-sectional study
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Research that consists of a number of different age groups that are examined over several points in time.
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cross-sequential research
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The beliefs, customs, behaviors, rules, and rituals a group uses to define their life together and transmit from one generation to the next.
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culture
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In experimental research, the area that may change after the introduction of, or changes in, the independent variable
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dependent variable
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Systematic statement of principles meant to provide a coherent framework for understanding how people change as they grow older.
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developmental theory
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Development that occurs in distinct stages.
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discontinous change
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Continual change with individuals and social groups and the systematic connection of each change to other developments in individual and society.
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dynamic systems
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Considered "emergent theories" in that they use multicultural, multidisciplinary, and multi-method analysis. these perspectives argue for the inclusion and the analysis of all systems that impact the developing person.
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ecological perspective
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This approach considers the relationship between the individual and the enviroment and considers all contexts and systems that effect the development.
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ecological systems approach
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People who share traditions, customes, and rituals that generally include ancestral heritage and often religion, national origin, and language.
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ethnicity
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The analysis of animal behavior patterns particulary as they relate to evolutionary origins and species survival.
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ethological perspective
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Research method designed to determine cause and effect relationships.
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experiment
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one variable (independent variable) is manipulated in order to observe and record changes in the other variable (dependent variable).
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experiment
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In research, the group or participants given a specific intervention or treatment.
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experimental group
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The analysis of how people change and do not change over time.
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human development
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Contends that people have a natural capacity to make decisions about their lives and to control their behavior.
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humanistic theory
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