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| the period of growth from childhood to maturity |
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| the developmental stage at which one becomes capable of reproduction |
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| in a strict sense, includes only the teen years: ages 13 to 19 |
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| one who is not yet considered adult in the eyes of the law |
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| a term that will be synonymously with "adolescent(s)" |
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| a group of individuals who are born at approximately the same time and who share traits because they experienced the same historical events |
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| the stage of life between adolescence and young adulthood |
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| a description of a relationship between two factors that does not imply a causal relationship between them |
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| a description of a relationship in which when one factor increases so does the other |
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| a description of a relationship in which when one factor increases, the other decreases. |
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| a study in which the researcher maintains control to ensure there are no significant differences among his or her groups of participants before the study begins and that the different groups of participants have identical experiences (except for on the one issue of interest) |
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| a study in which the researcher compares preexisting groups |
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| a quasi-experimental study in which a group of persons who are one age is compared with a group of persons who are another age |
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| differences amongst individuals that are caused by historical events rather than by maturation or development |
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