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Science of Human development
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To seek and understand how people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time
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The question of nature and nurture is about
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how much rather than which one
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Nature
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traits, capacities, limitations each individual inherits genectically from parents (@conception)
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Nurture
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All environmental influences that affect development (after conception)
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Teratogen
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A potentially harmful agen that is introduced at a critical period of prenatal development
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Critical Period
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when a particular type of development growth (in body or behavior) must happen
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Sensitive Period
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A time when a certain type of development is most likely to happen and happens most easily. (Walking, crawling)
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If a child misses the critical period which period do they go to
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sensitive period
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Examples of Teratogens
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Cocaine, Alocohol, Radiation, Tobacco
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Dynamic Systems Theory
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A view of human development as an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the physical and emotional being and between the person and every aspect of his or her environment
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Multidirectional
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Takes in account all ohases of life (where are we, what's happening)
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Which characteristic do elderly rely on young and vise versa as well as work together to reach goal
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multidirectional
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Multicontextual
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Look at person should be considered in all the contexts and interactions that constitute a life.
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Examples of Multicontextual
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family, classroom, religious class, peer group
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Multicultural
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culture, ethnic group and race perspective. (Ex, Asian speaking spanish)
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Multidisciplinary
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Respond to an action perfomred by someone else. (Ex. Monkey see, monkey do)
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Plasticity
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brain and personality are moldable
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Human traits can be ________
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molded
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Brain damage/injury--------->brain is plastic able to resign neurons
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------->change may occur, some functions may be restored
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Steps of Scientific Method
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-Curosity: Raise a question
-Develop Hypothesis: a predication that can be tested -Test Hypothesis: conduct research, gather empirical evidence -Draw conclusions: Support or refute hypothesis -Report results |
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Scientific Observation
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A method of testing a hypothesis by unobtrusively watching and recording participants behavior in a systematic and objective manner
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Survey
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a research method in which information is collected by # of interviews
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Independent variable:
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introduced to see what effect it has on dependent variable
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dependent variable
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the variable that may change as a result of whatever new condition or situation the experimenter adds
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experimental group
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gets special treatment (independent variable is significantly changed)
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comparison group (control group)
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No special treatment
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Cross sectional research
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a research design that compares groups of people who differ in age but are similiar in other important characterisitics
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Longitudinal Research
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A research design in which the same individuals are followed overtime and their development is repeatedly assessed
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Cohort
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a group defined by the shared ages of its members
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What helps collect data for hypothesis
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The cross sectional and longitudinal research as well as cohort
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Correlation
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a number between +1 and -1 that indicates the degree of relationships. Positive if both increase or decrease together. Negative if they both are going opposite ways
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Causation
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when one variable causes another
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Quanitative Research
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Research such as reanks and scales
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Qualitative Research
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Research that considers qualitites instead quanitites
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Code of ethics
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a set of moral and specific guidelines principles that members of a profession or group are expected to follow
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