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Changes in the way children think, understand, and reason as they grow older
Cognitive Development
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The cultural value that emphasizes obligations to others within your group
Collectivism
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The
system of behaviors, norms, beliefs, and traditions that form to
promote the survival of a group that lives in a particular environmental
niche
Culture
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An approach that sees mental and behavioral problems as distortions of normal developmental processes rather than as illnesses
Developmental Psychopathology
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The principle by which different developmental pathways may result in the same outcome
Equifinality
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Theories in which development is a result of continuous quantitative changes
Incremental Theories
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The
cultural value that emphasizes the importance of the individual with
emphasis on independence and reliance on one’s own abilities
Individualism
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The principle by which the same pathways may lead to different developmental outcomes
Multifinality
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The influence of genetic inheritance on development
Nature
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The process by which people express their genetic tendencies by finding environments that match and enhance those tendencies
Niche-Picking
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The influence of learning and the environment on children’s development
Nurture
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A
process by which professional peers critique research and make
suggestions for improvement prior to its publication or dissemination
Peer Review
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The tendency to see and understand something in the way you expect it to be
Perceptual Bias
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Biological
changes that occur in the body and brain, including changes in size and
strength, integration of sensory and motor activities, and development
of fine and gross motor skills
Physical Development
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An approach to finding ways to help all young people reach their full potential
Positive Youth Development
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Changes in the overall nature of what you are examining
Qualitative Changes
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Changes in the amount or quantity of what you are measuring
Quantitative Changes
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Policies that to are intended to promote the welfare of individuals in a society
Social Policy
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Changes in the ways we connect to other individuals and express and understand emotions
Social-Emotional Development
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The process of instilling the norms, attitudes, and beliefs of a culture in its children
Socialization
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A person’s social standing based on a combined measure of income, education, and occupation
Socioeconomic Status
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Theories of development in which each stage in life is seen as qualitatively different from the ones that come before and after
Stage Theories
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