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Mensosytem
Definition
Provides connection across
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Cross Sectional study
Definition
study in which development difference are identified by testing people of different ages
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Microsystem
Definition
The people and objects is an individulas immedate enviorment
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Humen develpoment
Definition
study of how people change and remain the same over time
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Theroy
Definition
An organized set of ideas that is designied to expalian development
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Biopsychosocial Framwork
Definition
Devolopment, Psychological, Sociocultural, Life cycle
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Biological Factors
Definition
All genetic and health-related factors that affect development
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Psychological Factors
Definition
All internal cognitive emotional perceptual and personaltiy factors
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Socialcultural Factors
Definition
Interpersonal , societal cultural and ethi8c factors thta affct deveolopment
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life -cycle forces
Definition
Provide a context for understanding how people percive thier current situation and its effscts on them
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Cohort Effect
Definition
Problem with cross-sectional designs in with difference between age groups (cohorts) may results as easily from envoirment events as from devolopment process
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Mete Analysis
Definition
Enables reseachers to synthesize the results of many studies to estimate relations between variables
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Sequential Design
Definition
Rearch design based on cross-sectional and longitudinal designs
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Misrogentic Methods
Definition
A specail type of longitvdinal design in which particpant are teated repeatally over span of days or weeks typically with the aim to observing cahnge directly as it occurs
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life course persective
Definition
How various generations experience the biological ,psychologaical, and sociocultural forces of development in thier resepctive historical contexts
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Selective optimization with compenstion SOC modle
Definition
Three process (selective optimization and compensation from a system of behavioal actions generates and regulates devolopment
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life span persective
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Humen deveolopment is multiply detemined and can not be uderstood within the scope of sa signle framwork
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Information processing Theory
Definition
Propoing that humen congnition consists mental hardware and mental software
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Egigenetic Principle
Definition
Eriksons theory the idea that each psychoscoial strength has its own specail period of paticular importance
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psychdynamic Theory
Definition
theroies prpseing that development is largly determine by how well ppl resole conflicts they face at differnt ages
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psychosocial theories
Definition
Eriksons propsal that personality development is determined by the interaction of an internal maturaltional paln and external sociteal deamnds
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Macrosystem
Definition
the cultures and sub cultures in which the microsystem meeosytem and exosystem are embedded
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Exosystem
Definition
Social setting thta a person may not experience frist hand but still infulence deveolopment
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Chromosomes
Definition
Threadlike sturctures in the nuclei of cell that contain genetics material
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Autosomes
Definition
the frist 22 pairs of Chromosomes
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Sex Chromosomes
Definition
23rd pair of chroomsomes; these determine the sexs of the child
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deoxyribonuclic (DNA)
Definition
molecule composed of four nucleotide bases that is the biochemical basis od heredity
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Gene
Definition
group of nucleeotide bases thta provieds a spefic set of biochemicl instructions
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genetype
Definition
person's hereditary makeup
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phenoype
Definition
physical, behavioral, and psychological features that result from the interaction between ones genes and the enviorment
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phenoype
Definition
physical, behavioral, and psychological features that result from the interaction between ones genes and the enviorment
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allels
Definition
variations of Genes
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Homzygous
Definition
when the alles is a pair of choromsomes are the same
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Heterozygous
Definition
when the alles in a pair of chroomsomes are diff from each other
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Dominant
Definition
form of allele whose chemical instruction are differnt are follow
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Recessive
Definition
allele whose instructionsare ignored in the persence od a dominant allel
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Incomplete dominance
Definition
situation in which the allele dose not dominate another completely
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PKU phenylketonuria
Definition
inherited disorder inwhich the infants lACK liver eneyme
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Huntiongtions disease
Definition
progressive and fatal type of demintia cause by dominant alleles
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Hereitabilty coefficent
Definition
mesure(derived form a correlation coeffient)of the extent to which a trait or chracteristics is inherited
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Niche-picking
Definition
process of deliberately seeking eneviorments thatb are compatible with ones gentic make up
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Niche-picking
Definition
process of deliberately seeking eneviorments thatb are compatible with ones gentic make up
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nonshared enviormental influences
Definition
froces within a family that make3 siblings different form one another
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in virto feritization
Definition
process by which sperm and an egg are mixed in a pertri dish to create a zygote which is then palce in a wome uterus
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Zygot
Definition
Fertilizied egg (weeks 1-2)
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Implantions
Definition
steps in which the zygote burrows into the uterine wall and established connections with a womens blood vessels
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Germ disc
Definition
small cluster of cells near thr center of the zygote that will evemtually devolop in to a baby
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Embryo
Definition
once the zygote is completly embedded in the in the uterine wall (weeks 3-8)
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Cephalocaudal principle
Definition
a principle of pysical growth that states head develops frist
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Promidistal principle
Definition
growth principle that staes that sturcture near the center of the body develop
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Fetues
Definition
longest period of preatal deveolopment(week 9-38)
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Vernix
Definition
substance that protects the fetues skin during devlopment
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Spina bifida
Definition
disorder in which the embtryo's tube dosent close properly
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teratogen
Definition
an agent that couase abnormal prental development
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hypoxia
Definition
a birth complaication in which the umbilical blood flow is dis rupted and the infant dose not racive oxygen
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Alert inactivity
Definition
state in which the baby is clam with eyes open and attentive the baby seems to be inspecting the enviroment
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waking activiy
Definition
babys eyes are opem but seem unfocues with are a legs moving in brust od uncoordinated movement
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irregular or rapid eye movment (REM)
Definition
irregular sleep in which the infants eyes dart radily beneath the eyelids
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Temperment
Definition
consisteant style or pattern of behaveior
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Neuron
Definition
basic cellular unit of the brain and nervouse sys that specilizes in reciving and tramitting information
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cell body
Definition
center of the neuron keeps the nuron alive
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dendrite
Definition
end of the nuron thta recives information
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axon
Definition
tube like sturcture emerges from the cell body and transmit information to other neurons
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terminal buttons
Definition
small bottons at the end of the axon that relase neurotrnsmitter
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terminal buttons
Definition
small bottons at the end of the axon that relase neurotrnsmitter
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Cerebral cortex
Definition
wrinkly surface of the brain thta regulte many functions thta are ditinctly humen
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corpus callosum
Definition
thick bundle of neurons thta coonect the two hemisphere
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neural plate
Definition
flat group of cells in prental developmet that become the brain and spian cord
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myelin
Definition
fatty sheath wraped around neurons thta make transmiting information faster
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Neuroplasticity
Definition
extent to which the brain organiztion is flexible
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Experience-expectant growth
Definition
process by which the wiring of the brain is organized by experienace thta are command to most humens
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Experience depentdent growth
Definition
unique experience over a life time affect brain structures and organization
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motor skills
Definition
coordinated movement of the muscels and limbs
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Locomote
Definition
ability to move around the world
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fine motor skills
Definition
grasping holding objects and manipulating objects
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fine motor skills
Definition
grasping holding objects and manipulating objects
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fine motor skills
Definition
grasping holding objects and manipulating objects
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Dynamic system theory
Definition
viwes motor development as involving distinct skills that are organized and reoragnized over time to meet specific need
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differentiation
Definition
distinguishing and mastering different motions
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intergration
Definition
linking individual motins into coherent coordinated whole
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kinetic cues
Definition
cues to depth perception in which motion is useto estimate depth
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visual expansion
Definition
refers to the fact that as an object moves closer it fills a grater proportion of the retina
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Cones
Definition
specializied neurons in the back of the eye that sense color
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motion parallax
Definition
kinetic cues to depth baseed on the fact that nerby moving objects move across our visual field faster then distint ones
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retianl dispartiy
Definition
way of inferring depth based on difference in the retinal images in the left and right eye
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Theory of mind
Definition
ideas about connections between thoughts belifs intentions and behavior thta create an intuitive undrestandingthe link between mind and behavior
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Assimilation
Definition
according to Piaget taking in information thta is compatible with what one already knows
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Accommodation
Definition
piaget changing exsing knowledge based on new knowledge
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equilibration
Definition
when disequilibrium occurs childern reorganize thier schemes to return to of equilibrium
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seneorimotor period
Definition
frist of Piagts four stages of cognitive devlopment which last from birth to about 2
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animism
Definition
crediting inanimated objects with life like properties such as feelings
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centration
Definition
Piagets narrowly focused type of thought preoperational
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Core knowledge hypoyhesis
Definition
infants are born wit rudimentary knowledge of the world which is elaborated based on experiences
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teleological expaliantion
Definition
childern belive that liveing things and part of living things exsite for a purpose
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essentialism
Definition
childern belive that all living things are essence that cann't be seen but give living things its idenity
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mantal hardware
Definition
mental and nueral structures that are bulided -in and allow the mind to operate
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meantal software
Definition
programs that are basis for performing certain task
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orienting respson
Definition
when persented witha strong or unfamiliar stimulus change in heart rate and brian actitvlty
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hibituation
Definition
becoming unresposive to a STIMULUAS THAT persented repatedly
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Classiacl conditioning
Definition
a nueral stimulues becomes able to elicit a resonpnse that was perviiouly caused by another stmiuluas
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operant conditioning
Definition
brhavior affects by thier consequences
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stable-order principle
Definition
counting principle cthat states that number names must be counted in the same order
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intersubjectivey
Definition
mutal shared understanding among participants in an activity
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zone and proimal development
Definition
what childern can do on thier own and what they need help with
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scaffolding
Definition
a style in which teachers gauge the amount of assistance they offer to amtch the learners needs
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private speech
Definition
omments that are not intended for others but are design to help the childrn regulate thier own behavior (Vygotsky)
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phonemes
Definition
buliding blocks of language
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infant dircted speech
Definition
adults use this slow and exaggerated chzanges in pitch
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infant dircted speech
Definition
adults use this slow and exaggerated chzanges in pitch
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cooing
Definition
early vowel like sounds that babies make
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underextension
Definition
when childeren define words more narrowly
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phonological memory
Definition
ability to remeber speech sound briefly an important skill in aquiring voc
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referential style
Definition
language -learning domainate by names objects or actions
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expressive style
Definition
voc inculde many socail pharese taht are used like one word
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hope
Definition
Erison an openess to new experience tempered by wariness that occurs when trust and mis trust are in blance
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Will
Definition
Erikson a young childs understanding that he or she can act on world intentionally
when autonomy , shame , and doubt are in balence
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purpose
Definition
Erikson blanaces between individulas and willingness to coopertate with others
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evolutionary psy
Definition
humen behavior repersents successful adaptions to the enviroment
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secure attachment
Definition
relationaship in which the infant have come to trust an depend on thier mothers
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avoidant attachment
Definition
infants turn away from thier mother when they are reunited following a brief seperation
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resistant attachment
Definition
afeter a brife seperation infant are diificult to console
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disorganized attachment
Definition
infant dosent know what happen
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internal mworking model
Definition
a set of expectioans abotu preants infants have how dependable are they on thier mothers
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Basic emotions
Definition
experience by humankind have three elements subjective feeling, psy change , anovert behavior
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social reference
Definition
infant look at an adult for cues in an unfimliar enviorment to help them interpret the situation
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parallel play
Definition
childern paly alone but are aware and interested in what others childern are doing
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simple social play
Definition
16-28 months engege in simialar acivies and talk and smile to each other
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cooperative play
Definition
age 2 theme each child takes a role
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enable actions
Definition
actiona tend to reamark an support othersn substain the interactio seen with girls
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constricting action
Definition
one partner tries to emerge as the victor by threatening or contrdicting others
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prosocial behavior
Definition
any behavior that benfits another person
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altruism
Definition
prosocial behavior like helping and sharing dose not benefit him or her
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social role
Definition
cultural guidelines about how one should behave
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relational aggression
Definition
aggression used to hurt others by undrminding social realtionships
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gender schema theroy
Definition
states that childern want to learn more about an activity only after deciding weather it is masculine or feminine
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Definition
gentic disorder in which girls are masculinized becuse the adrenal galnds secrete large amounts of androngen
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