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Developing Person sp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pedagogical = | adjective: relating to teaching. "innovative pedagogical methods |
| Define Scientific method | A way to answer questions using empirical research and data-based conclusions |
| Define empirical research | empirical evidence Evidence that is based on observation, experience, or experiment; not theoretical |
| What is a hypothesis ? | A specific prediction that can be tested. |
| Empirical evidence | Is evidence based on observation, experience, or experiment; not theoretical |
| What is replication? | Repeating a study, usually using different participants, sometimes of another age, socioeconomic status (SES), or culture. |
| dyslipidemia is | High cholesterol (HDL) |
| What is one good thing about disapproving a hypothesis? | disproving a commonly believed hypothesis may be even more welcome than proving it, because science ideally uncovers false assumptions as well as confirms true ones. |
| Nurture (in development) | The traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically from his or her parents at the moment of conception.(pp7) |
| Nature (in development) | The traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically from his or her parents at the moment of conception. |
| Methylation = | the addition of a methyl group to a molecule |
| Epigenetics | Is a science in "the study of the many ways in which the environment alters genetic expression." |
| Define Epigenetics | The study of how environmental factors affect genes and genetic expression—enhancing, halting, shaping, or altering the expression of genes. |
| Synonym for cognizant? | Aware, conscious, apprised, abreast, alert to, familiar with, knowledgeable about,well informed about |
| Objectively reporting = | is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions and not dependent on the mind. |
| systematically | according to a fixed plan or system; methodically as in a search |
| Correlation = | a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things. |
| causation = | the relationship between cause and effect |
| xenophobic — adjective | relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers. |
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