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| holds that human development results from the dynamic interaction between each person and the surrounding culture |
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| pioneer of sociocultural perspective |
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| apprenticeship in thinking |
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| process by which novices develop cognitive competencies thru interaction with more skilled members of the society |
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| process by which a skilled person helps a novice learn by providing not only instruction but also a direct, shared involvement in the learning process |
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| zone of proximal development |
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| range of skills that a learner can exercise and master with assistance but cannot yet perform independently |
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| epigenetic systems theory |
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| emphasizes interaction of genes and the environment |
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| idea that humans and other animals gradually adjust to their environment |
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| study of patterns of animal behavior particularly as that behaviour relates to evolutionary origins and species survival |
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| general term for the traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically |
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| environmental influences that affect development after an individual is conceived |
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| approach taken by most developmentalits in which they apply aspects of each of the various theories of development rather than adhering exclusivelu to one theory |
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| development controversies |
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| continuity vs disconuity, normal difference vs harmful deficit, nature vs nurture |
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