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CA Developmental Psy

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Developmental   continuous and changes from conception to death not all about changes, some factors are continuous  
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psychology   thoughts, behaviors, feelings social  
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Domains   physical, cognitive,social, emotional  
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Periods   Prenatal Infancy & Toddlers Early Childhood Middle Childhood Adolescence Adult  
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Prenatal   before birth, developmental genetic disorders  
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Infancy & Toddler   birth to 2  
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Early Childhood   2 to 6  
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middle childhood   6 to 11  
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Adolescence   11 to 18  
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adult   18 and above  
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Medieval times   6th- 15th centuries, before it was true science, separate from adults, laws to protect children, laws more lenient for children who offend, religious writings contradictory  
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reformation   16th century, puritan belief of original sin, children born evil had to be civilized, beating for misbehaving, portrayed as miniature adults  
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Enlightenment   17th century, emphasized human dignity and respect, John Locke & Jean-Jacques Rousseau  
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John Locke   1632-1704, tabula rasa- blank slate  
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau   1712-1778, born "pure", corrupted or enriched by society  
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Charles Darwin   1809-1882, evolution  
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late 19th century   human development recognized as scientific field  
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Stanley Hall   1844-1924, 1st scientific study of child development  
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Alfred Binet   1857-1911, 1st standardized tests of intelligence  
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arnold gesell   1925 article, genetically programmed sequential pattern of change  
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20th century   studies done by psychologists  
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present day   interdisciplinary, international  
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maturation   unfolding of genetically determining traits, structures, and functions  
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learning   our experiences produce permanent changes  
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constructivists   genetics and environment interact directly  
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cultural   genetics and environment interact indirectly  
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developmental theory   nature and regulation of human structural, functional, and behavioral change over time  
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objectivity   separating self from results, no bias  
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reliability   consistent results  
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replicability   another researcher try your study  
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validity   measure what intend to measure  
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Naturalistic Observation   observe and record, little interaction with participants, a way to gather information before conducting an experiment, can observe one or multiple behaviors, ethnography  
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ethnography   detailed description of culture, live with other culture, compare cultural development  
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survey   predetermined set of questions, doesn't change from person to person, not experimental  
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correlational   the relationship between two variables, no cause and effect  
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positive correlation   both variables increase  
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negative correlation   one var. increases and one decreases  
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zero correlation   no relation, dots everywhere  
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clinical interviews   adapt questions to each individual, questions asked depend on previous answer, follow-up questions, focus on interested areas for clarification, great for studying individual differences need to be ignored in order to see patterns in behavior  
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experiments   researchers manipulate one variable and measure other variable  
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independent variable   manipulated  
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dependent variable   measured  
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random assignment   mix of people, randomly set into groups  
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experimental group   manipulation  
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control group   no manipulation, compare with experimental to see changes  
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quasi-experimental   preexisting variable, can't randomly assign or even manipulate gender, race, religion, mental health, age, personality, background  
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longitudinal   same children observed repeatedly overtime  
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longitudinal problems   selective attrition (tendency for some people to drop out of study more than others) , nonrepresentative sample, practice effect (repeated exposure allows you to get better), cross-generational problems (can't be applied to others)  
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cross-sectional   children of different ages compared at one time  
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cohort   group of people born at the same time and more likely to share same experiences  
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cross-sectional problems   cohort effect- can't apply to other cohorts because of different experiences  
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sequential or cohort-sequential   combo of cross-sectional and longitudinal, same children from different age groups and measurements taken over multiple years, shorter than longitudinal, minimizes cohort effect or helps you identify cohort effects  
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microgenetic   adaptation of longitudinal study, follows the mastery of a task present to a child, follow only for hours or days  
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