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scientific method
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- way scientists figure out if something is reliable
- empirical
- purpose-driven
- systematic
- replicable
- communicative
- cumulative endeavor
- self-corrective
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| cohort of individuals measured at different times |
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longitudinal + cross-sectional
different age groups measured over a period of time |
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| moment-by-moment change observed within a short period of time |
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- held the biological view
- continuity
- responses to the environment
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| maturation is the key to development |
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adolescence is a period of sexual excitement
id, ego, superego |
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| Banduras social learning theory |
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environment and social and their role on behavior
modeling
role of environment on behavior |
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social influences on behavior
microsystem |
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direct - school and family
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social influences on behavior
meseosystem |
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| connection between microsystems |
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social influences on behavior
exosystem
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| indirect - neighborhood, employment |
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social influences on behavior
macrosystem |
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| idealogies, culture - education, economy |
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social influences on behavior
chronsystem |
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| produce, regulate, and circulate hormones |
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| hypothalamus --> pituitary gland --> gonads --> androgens and estrogens --> hypothalamus |
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secreted by endocrine glands
before adolescence - organizational role
after adolescence - activation role |
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| timing of puberty in boys and girls |
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girls - early as 7, late as 13
boys - early as 9 1/2, late as 13 1/2 |
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| tempo of puberty in boys and girls |
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girls - 1 1/2 - 6 years
boys - 2 - 5 years |
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2-4 inch/yr
10-15 lb/yr
2 years earlier for girls
girls - hip width
boys - shoulder width |
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stress
sports
genes
nutrition/health
social and environmental factors
family |
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| characteristics of that person |
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gene-environment correlation
passive |
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| environment is provided to the child |
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gene-environment correlation
evocative
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| you have a certain type of genotype so that elicits types of physical and social environments |
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gene-environment correlation
active |
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| child seeks our their own talents and opportunities |
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new information into existing knowledge
schema doesn't change |
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adjustment to new information
schema does change |
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| resolves conflicts to reach balance |
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