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THe science that seeks to understand how and why people change or remain the same over time. People of all ages and circumstances are studied
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science of human development
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The word that signifies developments over time that appear to persist, unchanging, from one age to the next.
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continuity
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THe word that signifies developments that appear quite different from those that came before.
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discontinuity
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The idea that a small event or thing can have a large impact if it happens to tip the balance, causing other changes that create a major event
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Buttefly effect
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A group of people born at about the same time. THey travel through life together, experiencing the same major historical changes
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cohort
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Part of socioeconimic context, whereby people are classified as rich, poor, middle class, and so on according to income, education, occupation and so on
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socioeconomic status
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THe ability of some people to endure conditions that are often harmful-such as poverty, mental illness, social disruptions, and low intelligence- and to adapt in ways that make them stronger.
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resilience
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A way to answer questions that requies empirical research and databased conclusions
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scientific method
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A specific prediction that is stated in such a way that it can be tested and either confirmed or refused
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hypothesis
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THe repetition of a scientific study, using the same procedures on another group of participants, to verify or dispute the original study's conclusions
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replication
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A method of testing hypotheses by unobtrusively watching and recording participants' behavior in a systematic and objective manner, either in a laboratory or in a natural setting
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scientific observation
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A research method in which the researcher tries to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between two variables by manipulating one variable and then observing and recording the resulting changes in the other variable
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experiment
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In an experiment, the variable that is introduced to see what effect it has on the dependent variable
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Independent variable
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In an experiment, the variable that may change as a result of whatever new condition or situation the experimenter adds
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dependent variable
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A group of participants in a research study who experience some special treatment or condition
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experimental group
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A group of participants in a research study who are similar to the experimental group in all other relevant ways but who do not experience the experimental condition
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comparison group/ control group
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A research method in which information is collected from a large number of people by personal interview, written questionnaire, or some other means
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survey
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People whose ancestors were born in the same region, usually sharing a language and religion
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ethnic group
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A group of people who are regarded as genetically distinct on the basis of physical appearance
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race
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A research method in which one individual is studied intensively
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case study
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A research design that compares groups of people who differ in age but are similar in other important characteristics
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Cross-sectional research
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A research design that follows the same individuals over time, repeatedly assessing their development
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longitudinal research
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A hybrid research method in which researchers first study several groups of people of different ages and the follow those groups over the years
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cross-sequential research
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A vision of how development should be studied, with the person considered in all the contexts and interactions that constitute a life
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ecological-systems approach
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A number indication the degree of relationship between two variables, expressed in terms of the liklihood that one variable will occur when the other variable does
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correlation
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Research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers, such as ranks or scales
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quantitative research
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Resarch that considers qualities instead of quantities.
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qualitative research
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A set of principles that members of a profession or group are expected to follow
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code of ethics
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