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| a disease characterized by the loss of calcium in bones | |
| highest level of frontal lobe that is involved in reasoning, decision making, and self control | |
| debate to whether development is influenced by environment or biology | |
| ability to integrate information about 2 or more sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing | |
| hormone associate with growth of genitals, increase in height, voice change | |
| theory that states that individuals manipulate info, monitor it and strategize about it (memory and thinking are important) | |
| uses scientific method, one or more factors influence behaviors being studied are manipulated while others remain constant | |
| a large bundle fibers connecting left and right hemispheres of the brain | |
| the inability to distinguish between self perception and somebody else's | |
| adjusting schemes to fit new information or experiences | |
| actions or mental representations that organize knowledge, according to Piaget | |
| government's course of action designed to the welfare of citizens | |
| the idea that a adolescents experiences are unique or that the adolescent is invincible | |
| built in reactions to stimuli | |
| part of brain involved with eating and sexual behavior | |
| a test with uniform procedures of administration and scoring | |
| a time period characteristic of rapid physical maturation, hormonal and body changes | |
| startle response when sudden noise/movement occurs. Infant arches back, throws head back, flaps out arms and legs, thne rapidly closes them to center of body | |
| the degree of association between 2 variables | |
| characteristics based on cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, or language | |
| a childbirth method that reduces mother's pain through education and relaxation techniques | |
| a disease characterized by the deterioration of mental functions (deficiency of acetylcholine which plays role in memory) | |
| lobe of brain associated with vision | |
| Person who's sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes how culture and social-interaction guide cognitive development | |
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| person who noted that operant conditioning (the use of punishments/rewards) is evident in the classroom | |
| a style of research that describes the strength of a relationship between events/characterisics | |
| Bandura's theory that behavior, environment, and cognition are key factors in development | |
| large muscle activities, like walking | |
| the absence of growth hormone produced by pituitary gland | |
| a type of dementia characterized by muscle tremors, slow movement and facial paralysis (triggered by deterioration of dopamine-producing neurons in brain) | |
| thickening of lenses of eye (30% of people over 70 have this) | |
| damage to optical nerve due to pressure from fluid (1% of people in 70s have this) | |
| lobe of brain associated with voluntary movement, thinking, personality, purpose and intention | |
| reaction that occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors- eyes, ears, tongue, nostrils, and skin | |
| a controlled setting for performing experiments, where real world factors are removed | |
| sex glands (testes/ovaries) | |
| lobe of brain associated with hearing, language processing, and memory | |
| sucking what's in one's mouth | |
| lobe of brain associated with spatial location, attention and motor control | |
| research study on same individuals over a long period of time (usually a few years) | |
| inanimate objects that have lifelike qualities capable of action | |
| an in depth look at a single individual | |
| part of limbic system. the seat of emotions such as anger | |
| prepared childbirth includes special breathing strategy to control pushing and education on details of anatomy and physiology | |
| type of psychology with a belief that survival of the fittest wins | |
| theories that develop as primary unconscious and are heavily colored by emotion. Symbolic working of mind myst be analyzed to understand behavior | |
| hormone associate with breasts, uterine and skeletal development | |
| comparison of one culture with one or more cultures | |
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| any agent that causes a birth defect | |
| the idea that a person is the center of attention like being on stage | |
| effects due to a person's time, birth era, generation, but not actual age | |
| debate on how much a person's characteristics are stable or can change over time | |
| endocrine gland that controls growth and regulates other glands | |
| a theory that explains how infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting | |
| term for tasks for children too difficult to master alone without help from someone | |
| a style of research that aims to observe and record behavior | |
| deterioration of macula in retina, focal center, field of vision, can't see what's right in front of them | |
| a female's first menstruation is known as | |
| Person who's stages of development that are disjointed involving a person's ability to overcome an obstacle at each stage for healthy development | |
| the encoding of axons with myelin sheath, which increases speed and efficiency in processing | |
| a research approach that compares individuals at different ages | |
| use existing scheme to incorporate new information | |
| reflex when something touches palms, hands close | |
| the idea that others are as interested in yourself as you are | |
| chemical substances excreted through endocrine glands and is carried through the bloodstream | |
| observing behavior in real world setting | |
| hormones that stimulate testes/ovaries | |
| characteristics of people as males or females | |
| interpretation of sensation | |
| behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed down from generation to generation | |
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