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| The changes in physical, psychological, and social behavior as experienced by individuals across the life span from conception to death |
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| The process by which the individual becomes a member of a particular culture and takes on its values, beliefs, and behaviors |
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| The time between conception and birth, which lasts approximately 38 weeks |
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| The period from birth to two years when the child acquires initial motor, cognitive, and social skills |
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| Personality traits (presumably of a genetic basis) present in infancy |
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| The time from 2 to 11 - 12 years. The child acquires language and learns about the most important social skills |
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| The period from 11 - 12 to 19 - 20 years. The child has reached sexual maturity but has not yet taken on the rights and responsibilities of the adult status |
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| The period from 20 years onward. The individual has achieved the adult status prescribed by norms and laws of a particular society |
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| The period of physical wearing and decline |
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| The view of oneself as an individual and a member of society |
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| The theoretical view that suggests that adults change their attitudes and behavior to adjust to changing situations |
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| The theoretical view that suggests that adults acquire attitudes and behaviors early in life and tend not to change them later |
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