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Developmental Psychology

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show Life-span perspective  
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show Multidirectional  
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show Multicontextual  
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Takes place within many cultural settings worldwide and thus reflects a multitude of values, traditions, and tools for living   show
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show Multidisciplinary  
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show Plasticity  
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show Dynamic systems  
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show Social construction  
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show Grand theories  
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show Grand theories  
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show Plasticity  
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Human traits can be molded into different forms and shapes yet people maintain durability   show
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show Minitheories  
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show Emergent theories  
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show Oral Stage  
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the mouth, tongue, and gums are the focus of pleasurable sensations in the baby's body, and sucking and feeding are the most stimulating activites.   show
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Erikson; Birth to 1 year   show
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show Erikson; Trust vs. Mistrust  
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show Anal Stage  
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The anus is the focus of pleasurable sensations in the baby's body, and toilet training is the most important activity   show
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Erikson; 1-3 years   show
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Children learn either to be self-sufficient in many activities, including toileting, feeding, walking, exploring, and talking, or to doubt their own abilities   show
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Freud; 3-6 years   show
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show Freud; Phallic Stage  
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show Initiative vs. Guilt  
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show Erikson; Initiative vs. Guilt  
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show Latency  
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show Freud; Latency  
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Erikson; 6-11 years   show
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show Erikson; Industry vs. Inferiority  
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Freud; Adolescence   show
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show Freud; Genital Stage  
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Erikson; Adolescence   show
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show Erikson; Identity vs. Role Confusion  
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Freud; Adulthood   show
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Erikson; Young Adulthood   show
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show Erikson; Intimacy vs. Isolation  
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Erikson; middle-aged adult   show
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show Erikson; Generativity vs. stagnation  
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Erikson; Late adulthood   show
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Older adults try to make sense out of their lives, either seeing life as a meaningful whole or despairing at goals never reached   show
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A grand theory of human development that focuses on the sequences and processes by which behavior is learned   show
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According to behaviorism, any process in which a behavior is learned   show
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show Classical conditioning  
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The process by which a response is gradually learned via reinforcement or punishment   show
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show Reinforcement  
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An application of behaviorism that emphasizes that many human behaviors are learned through observation and imitation of other people.   show
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In social learning theory, the process in which people observe and then copy the behavior of others.   show
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In social learning theory, the belief that one is effective; motivates people to change themselves and their contexts.   show
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A grand theory of human development that focuses on the structure and development of thinking, which shapes people's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.   show
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show Cognitive equilibrium  
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show Sensorimotor  
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show Characteristics of sensorimotor  
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Infants learn that an object still exists when it is out of sight and begin to think through mental actions.   show
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show Preoperational  
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show Preoperational  
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show preoperational  
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Piaget; 6-11 years   show
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show concrete operational  
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show concrete operational  
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Piaget; 12 years through adulthood   show
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Adolescents and adults think about abstractions and hypothetical concepts and reason analytically, not just emotionally.   show
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Ethics, politics, and social and moral issues become fascinating as adolescents and adults take a broader and more theoretical approach to experience   show
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An emergent theory that holds that human development results from the dynamic interaction between each person and the surrounding social and cultural forces.   show
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In sociocultural theory, the process by which novices develop cognitive competencies through interaction with more skilled members of the society, often parents or teachers, who act as tutors or mentors.   show
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show guided participation  
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In sociocultural theory, the range of skills that a learned can exercise and master with assistance but cannot yet perform independently. According to Vygotsky, learning can occur within this zone.   show
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An emergent theory of development that emphasizes the interaction of genes and the environment- that is, both the genetic origins of behavior and the direct, systematic influence that environmental forces have, over time, on genes   show
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show preformism  
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The idea that humans and other animals gradually adjust to their environment   show
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The study of patterns of animal behavior, particularly as that behavior relates to evolutionary origins and species survival   show
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show Psychosexual-Freud or psychosocial-Erikson stages  
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Psychoanalytic theory - Fundamental Depiction of what people do   show
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show More nature (biological, sexual impulses, and parent-child bonds)  
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Behaviorism theory - Area of focus   show
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Behaviorism theory - Fundamental Depiction of what people do   show
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show More Nurture (direct environment produces various behaviors)  
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Cognitive theory - Area of focus   show
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Cognitive theory - Fundamental depiction of what people do   show
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show More nature (person's own mental activity and motivation are key)  
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show Social context, expressed through people, language, customs  
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Sociocultural theory - Fundamental depiction of what people do   show
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show More nurture (interaction of mentor and learner, within cultural context)  
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show Genes and factors that repress or encourage genetic expression  
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Epigenetic theory - Fundamental depiction of what people do   show
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show Begins with nature; nurture is crucial, via nutrients, toxins, and so on  
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Made us aware of the importance of early childhood experiences   show
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Shown the effect that the immediate environment can have on learning, step by step   show
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show Cognitive theory  
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Reminded us that development is embedded in a rich and multifaceted cultural context   show
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Emphasizes the interaction between inherited forces and immediate contexts   show
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The approach taken by most developmentalists, in which they apply aspects of each of the various theories of development rather than adhering exclusively to one theory   show
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show Nature  
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A general term for all environmental influences that affect development after an individual is conceived   show
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The molecular basis of heredity, constructed of a double helix whose parallel strands consist of both pairs held together by hydrogen bonds   show
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show Chromosome  
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The full set of chromosomes, with all the genes they contain, that make up the genetic material of an organism   show
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The basic unit for the transmission of heredity instructions   show
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show Gamete  
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The single cell formed from the fusing of a sperm and an ovum   show
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show genotype  
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A slight, normal variation of a particular gene   show
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show 23rd Pair  
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show Monozygotic twins  
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show Dizygotic twins  
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Processes in which certain genes code for proteins that switch other genes on and off, making sure that the other genes produce proteins at the appropriate times   show
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show Phenotype  
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Referring to inherited traits that are influenced by many factors, including factors in the environment, rather than by genetic influences alone   show
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show Polygenic  
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show additive gene  
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The member of an interacting pair of alleles whose influence is more evident in the phenotype   show
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show Recessive gene  
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Referring to a gene that is located on the X chromosome   show
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show Mosaic  
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A genetic disorder in which part of the X chromosome is attached to the rest of it by a very thin string of molecules   show
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