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| gradual unfolding of ones genetic pattern of change |
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| changes occur at all stages of development and must be interpreted in the context that they occur |
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| Individuals of all ages possess the capacity for positive change in response to environmental demands |
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| Multi Contextual Nature of Development |
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| Individuals development occur within several interrelated contexts |
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| Interdisciplinary Research |
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| Research from different types of disciplinary research |
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| Brain and Body Changes and the Social influences that guide them |
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| Thought processes, Perceptual ability, language; educational institutions that encourage these processes |
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| Emotions, personality, and interpersonal relationships with family friends and a wider community |
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| internal model of experience |
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| When a friend says "your hair looks good" one would take that to heart and from then on refer to that comment when thinking of a hair cut. |
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| Discontinuity vs continuity |
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| Discontinuity is more of a qualitative approach and continuity a quantitative approach "example friends" |
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| a prejudicial view of adults that characterizes them in negative ways |
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| a particular period when an organism is very sensitive to experiences that happen to them |
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| a period of months or years when a child is particularly responsive to a experience or influenced by an absence |
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| Mental retardation, mental illness, etc |
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| observing a good amount of people in their normal environment |
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| A study on a few individuals that is very in depth and precise |
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| Researcher creates the environment |
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| study different groups of people and different ages |
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| study same people over a period of time |
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| combine cross sectional and longitudinal designs in some fashion |
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| a detailed description of a single culture or context |
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Protection from harm
Informed consent
Confidentiality
Knowledge of results
Deception |
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