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Scientific study of change processes and stability throughout human lifespan.
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Human Development
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Concept of human development as lifelong process.
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Life-span Development
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Accurately Portray behavior
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Describe
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Uncover causes of behavior
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Explain
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Forecast future development
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Predict
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Intervene to promote development
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Modify
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Concept or practice that seem natural to those who accept it, but actually invention of particular...
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Social Construction
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Shared identity
United by ancestry, religion, orgin
Contributes to shared attitudes and beliefs
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Ethnic Group
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Socially-constructed term
No real consensus on definition
Categories 'fluid shaped' by society...
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Race
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Overgeneralization that obscured cultural differences within group
Ex: 'Black' or 'Hispanic'
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Ethnic Gloss
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Similar for everyone
Ex: Puberty, marriage, retirement
Ex: Vietnam conflict, arrival of 2000
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Normative Influences
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Differ from some
Ex: Early marriage, MVC, winning the lottery
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Nonnormative Influences
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Instinctively following first moving object seen after birth; usually mother
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Imprinting
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Specific time when event (or its absence) has specific impact on development
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Critical Period
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Developmental timing when child is particularly responsive to certain experiences
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Sensitive Period
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