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Psychology-Robinette Ch 7
Development Across life span
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/01/2008

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Human development
Definition
the scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death
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Longitudinal design
Definition
research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time
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cross-sectional design
Definition
research design in which several different age groups of participatns are studied at one particular point in time
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cross-sequential design
Definition
research design in which participants are first studied by means of a cross-sectional design but also followed and assessed for a period of no more than six years
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Nature
Definition
infulence of our inherited characterisitics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions
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Nurture
Definition
the influence of the environment on personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions
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