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LIFESPAN - Ch1

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Development   show
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show change from birth to adolescence  
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show childhood and adulthood up through death  
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Lifespan   show
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show average number of years that a person can expect to live; Currently 78 years  
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Life-Span Perspective   show
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multidimensional   show
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multidirectional   show
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plastic   show
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contextual   show
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show growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss  
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how is development constructed?   show
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show a Result of Biological, Cognitive, and Socioemotional Processes  
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3 types of influences of contextual development   show
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show similar for individuals in a particular age group  
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show common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances, requires a shift in society  
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show unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the individual’s life  
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show behavior patterns, beliefs, art, customs & all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation  
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Ethnicity   show
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Socioeconomic Status   show
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Gender   show
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show Conception to Birth; period is marked by constant and significant change. All of the major biological systems develop and cognitive capacities are formed. The organism develops into an infant ready for birth.  
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show 0-2 years; characterized by changes in physical ability, social skills, cultural assimilation and maturation. Language, symbolic thought, social learning and sensorimotor coordination are predominant at this stage.  
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Early childhood   show
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Middle childhood   show
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Adolescence   show
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Early adulthood   show
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Middle adulthood   show
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show 65+; period of adjustment to a decline in health and physical ability, new social and life roles, and retirement. Longest developmental period  
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Nature vs. Nurture   show
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Stability   show
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Change   show
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Continuity   show
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show set of distinct stages  
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Psychoanalytic Theories   show
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Freudian Psychosexual Stages   show
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Oral stage   show
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Anal stage   show
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show 3 to 6 years; exploration of Genitals, Oedipus Complex  
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Latency stage   show
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show puberty to adult; Mature Adult Sexuality, Intimacy  
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show Id: pleasure priciple Ego: reality principle Super-Ego: follows rules of society  
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show Integrity vs despair (late adult; 60's +); Generativity vs stagnation (Mid-adult; 40s and 50s); Intimacy vs Isolation (Early adult; 20s and 30s); Identity vs Identity confusion (adolescence; 10-20); Industry vs inferiority (mid and late childhood); Initia  
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory   show
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show Sensorimotor (birth-2); Preoperational (3-7); Concrete operational (7-11); Formal operation (11-adult)  
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show Emphasizes the processes of organization (assimilation) and adaptation to form Schemas; Four stages of cognitive development in children  
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Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Cognitive Theory   show
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Zone of Proximal Development   show
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Scaffolding   show
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Information-Processing Theory   show
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show we can study scientifically only what can be directly observed and measured  
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show Consequences of a behavior produce changes in the probability of the behavior’s occurrence; A reward increases likelihood of behavior; A punishment decreases likelihood of behavior  
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show painful or threateing  
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show Pleasurable; Primary reinforcers (food); Secondary reinforcers (money, praise)  
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Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory   show
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show stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology and evolution  
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Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory   show
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show Psychoanalytical, cognitive, behavioral and social cognitive, ethological, ecological  
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show Observation: Laboratory: controlled setting that eliminates many complex “real-world” variables Naturalistic: observing behavior in real-world settings  
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Survey and Interviews   show
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show Uniform procedures for administration and scoring  
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Case Studies   show
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show Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): uses electromagnetic waves to construct images of brain tissue and biochemical activity  
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Research Designs   show
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show aims to observe and record behavior  
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show describes the strength of the relationship between two or more events or characteristics  
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show a number based on a statistical analysis that is used to describe the degree of association between two variables Ranges from +1.00 to -1.00 + means a positive association; - means a negative association Higher number indicates a stronger association  
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show carefully regulated procedure in which one or more factors believed to influence the behavior being studied are manipulated while all other factors are held constant; cause and effect  
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show manipulated, influential, experimental factor  
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Dependent Variable   show
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show a group whose experience is manipulated  
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show a comparison group whose experience is not manipulated  
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Random Assignment   show
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Time Span Research   show
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show Cohort: a group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences. Rule of Thumb: Anyone born 5 years ahead of you or 5 years behind you. Cohort effects: differences due to a person’s time of birth, era, or generation, bu  
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