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The psychological study of how people change throughout the lifespan (conception to death)
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Developmental Psychology
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Research method: performance of different age groups is compared
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Cross-sectional
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Research method: performance of one group of people is assessed repeatedly over time
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Longitudinal
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Research method: combines cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches in single study
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Sequential
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First two weeks after conception
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Germinal period
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weeks three through eight after conception
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Embryonic Period
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Two months after conception until birth
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Fetal Period
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innate disposition to behave and react in certain manner
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Temperment
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Intense emotional bond between infant and caregiver
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Attachment
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Provide consistent warm and repsponsive care to infants needs
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Securely attached
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Imbalanced or inconsistent care to infant
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Insecurely attached
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Framework that develops to help organize knowledge
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Schemas
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Processof taking new information or a new experience and fitting it into an already existing experience and fitting it into an already existing schema
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Assimilation
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Prcocess by which existing schemas are changed or new schemas are created in order to fit new information
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Accomodation
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The understanding that objects exist independent of one's actions or perceptions of them
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Object Permanence
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Emergence of symbolic thought, centration, egocentrism, animation
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Preoperational Stage
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Understanding of mental operations leading to increasingly logical thought, Classification and categorization, Less egocentric, inability ot reason abstractly or hypothetically.
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Concrete Operational Stage
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Hypothetical (deductive reasoning), Demonstrate (abstract thinking), able to schedule and plan activities appropriately (concepts of time/money)
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Formal Operational Stage
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Perspective said that children learn from interactions with other people.
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Vygotsky
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Perspective focused on children's interactions with the physical world
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Piaget
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Information is gained through the senses and motor actions. Child perceives and manipulates but does not reason. Symbols become internalized through language development (birth - 2)
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Sensorimotor Stage
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Emergence of symbolic thought. Centration. Egocentrism. Lack the concept of conservation (2-7)
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Preoperational Stage.
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Understanding of mental operations leading to increasingly logical thought. Classification and categorization. Less egocentric, reversibility of operations.(7-12)
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Concrete Operational Stage
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Hypothetical- deduction reasoning. Demonstrate abstract thinking. Able to schedule and plan activities appropriately. (12- adulthood)
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Formal Operational Stage
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