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| The setting in which development occurs |
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| Discontinuity Issue: Debate about the extent to which development invovles gradual, cumulative change or distinct stages |
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| Research that describes the strength of the relation between two or more events or charactersitics |
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| Ecelectic Theoretical Orientation |
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| An approach that selects and uses wheatever is condidred the best in mnay theories |
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| The view that perception functions to bring us into contact with the environment and to increase adaptation |
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| Range of characteristics rooted in cultural heritage, including nationality, race, religion, and language |
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| Approach that stresses that behavior is strongly infulenced by biology, tied to evolution, and charcterized by critical or sensitive periods |
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| Emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and "survival of the fittest" in shaping behavior |
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| Research strategy in which the same individuals are studied over a period of time, usally several years or more |
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| Observation that occurs in a real world setting with out an attempt to manipulate the situation |
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| Unusual occurances that have major impact on a person's life |
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| Normative Age-Graded Influences |
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| Biology and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group |
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| Normative History-Graded Influences |
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| Biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group |
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| Social Constructivist Approach |
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| Emphasizes the social context of learning and that knowledge is mutually built and constructed |
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| The debate about the degree to which early traits persist through life or change |
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