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| continual progression from begining of life to thhe end |
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| growth as occurring in identifiable stages each with distinct problems characteristics |
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| variable can be changed independendtly of other factors causes |
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| this variable depends on what happens to subjects in the experiment ; effect |
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| studing the same individuals over a long period of time |
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| comparrison of people at various ages |
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| combination of longitudinal and cross sectional designs starts with across sectional studies of indviduals with different ages then after some time the same individual are tested again |
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| a mathematical statistic that indicates whether 2 variables are related to each other |
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| one variable changes in the same direction as another variable changes |
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| when 2 variables are inversely related, when one goes up the goes down |
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| when change in one variable causes a change in another |
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| changes due to a subects time of birth or generation but not actually to age |
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| interprets human behavior and development in terms of intinsic drives and motives,many of which are unconscious |
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| a term used in operant conditioning to explain anything that increases a behavior |
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| a term used in operant conditioning to explain anything that decreases a behavior |
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| zone of prximal development (zpd) |
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| range of skills that can be used without assistance versus what can be obtained with help |
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