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child-

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a person undergoing the period of development from infancy through puberty

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infancy - not speaking

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the period of very early childhood characterized by lack of complex speech, the first 2 years of birth

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development

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the processes by which organisms unfold features and traits grow and become more complwx and specialized in structure and function

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motor development

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this infanct has just mastered the ability to pull herself up to a standing position. Soon she will be able to stand alone and then she will begin to walk

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growth

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The processes by which organisms increase in size, weight strength and other traits as they develop

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A View of children as perceived in the 1600

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centures ago children were viewed as miniature adults. In ths 17 century painting notice how the body proportions of the young princess are similar to those of her adult attendants

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A young child laborer

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children often worked long days in factories up through the erly years of the 20th century. A number of cultures in the world today still use child labor

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Behaviorism - John B. Watson

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John B. Watson’s view that a science or theory of development must study observable behavior only and investigate relationships between stimuli and responses

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Theory

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a formulation of relationships underlying obswerved events. A theory involves assumptions and logically derived explanations and predictions

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Psycho sexual development - Freud

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freuds view that as children develop they find sexual gratification through stimulating different parts of their bodies

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stage theory

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a theory of development characterized by hypothesizing athe existence of distinct periods of life. Stages follow one another in an orderly sequence.

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Psycholsocial development - Erikson

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Erikson’s theory which emphasizes the importance of social relationships and conscious choice throughout the eight stages of development

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Karen Horney

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a follower of freud argued that frued placed too much emphasis on sexual and biological determinants of behavior while neglecting the importance of social factors

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Life crisis

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an internal conflict that attends each stage of psychosical development. Positive resolution of early life crises sets the stage for positive resolution of subsequent life crisis

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identity Crisis Erikson

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according to Erikson a period of inner conflictf during which one examins ones values and makes decisions about ones life roles

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John B. Watson

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Water is shown here testing the grasping reflex of an infant. As a behaviorist watson believed that the environment is all important in shaping development

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B.F. Skinner

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a behaviorist developed principles of operant condition and focused on the role of reinforcement of behavior

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classical conditoning

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A simple form of learning in which one stimulus comes to bring forth the response usually brought forth by a second stimulus by eing paired repeatedly with the second stimulus

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Stimulus

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A change in the environment that leads to a change in behavior

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Operant Conditioning

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a simple form of learning in which an organism learns to engage in behavior that is reinforced

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Reinforcement

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the process of providing stimuli following a response which has the effect of increasing the frequency of the response

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Albert BAndura

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and other theorists showed that one way children lean is by observing others. Whereas behaviorists like John Watson and B.FSkinner portrayed children as reactive to environmental timuli, social congnitive theorists depict children as active learners who are capable of fashioning new environments

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Positive Reinforcer

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a reinforcer that when applied increases the frequency of a response

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negative reinforcer

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a reinforcer that when removed increases the frequency of a response

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punishment
an unpleasant stimulus that suppresses behavior
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shaping
A procedure for teaching complex behavior patterns by means of reinforcing small steps toward the target behavior
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time out
A behavior modification tecnique in which a child who misbehaves is temporarily removed from positive reinforcement
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social sognitive theory
a sognitively oriented learning theory that emphasizes observational learning in the determining of behavior
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cognitive developmental theory
the stage theory that holds that the childs abilities to mentally represent the world and solve problems unfold as a result of the interaction of experience and the maturation of neurological structures
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Jean Piaget
his cognitive developmental theory is a stage theory that focuses on the ways children adapt to the environment by mentally representing the world and solving problems. Pigets early training as a biologist led him to view children as mentally assimilating and accommodating aspects of their environment
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Scheme Jean Piaget
according to Piaget an action pattern or mental structure that is involed in the acquisition and organization of knowledge
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adaptation Piaget
according to piaget an interaction between the organism and the environment that consists of two processes, assimilation and acconnodation - Piaget
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assimilation Piaget
according to Piaget the incorporation of new events or knowledge into existing schemes
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accommodation Piaget
according to Piage the modification of existing schemes to permit the incorporation of new events or knowledge
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equilibration
the creation of an equilibrium or balance between assimilation and accommodation as a way of incorporating new events or knowledge
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ethology
the study of behaviors that are specific to a species how they have evolved help the organism adapt and develop during critical periods
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imprinting - FAP
the process by ehich some animals exhibit the fixed action patter of atachment in response to a releasing stimuls. The FAP occurs during a critical period and is difficult to modify
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ecology
the branch of biology that deals with the relationships between living organisms and their enviornment
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ecological systems theory
the view that explains child development in terms of the reciprocial influences between child and the settings that make up their environment
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microsystem
the immediate settings with which the child interacts such as the home the school and ones peers from the greek mikros meaning small
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mesosystem
the interlocking settingsthat influence the child such as the interation of the school and the larger community when children are taken on field trips
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exosystem
community institutions and settings that indirectly influcence the child such as the school board and the parents workplaces
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macrosystem
the basic institutions and ideologies that influence the child such as the american ideals of freedom of expression and equality under the law
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chronosystem
the environmental changes that occur over time and have an impact on the child
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Lev Semenvich Vygotsky
is known the showinghow social speech becomes inner speech and how scaffolding by others assists children in developing the cognitive skills to succeed
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zone of proximal development ZPD Yvgotsky
Vygotskys term for the range of tasks that a child can carry out with the help of someone who is more skilled frequenctly an adult who respresent the culture in which the child devlops
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scaffolding - Vygotskys
Vygotskys term for the temporary cognititve structures or methods of solving problems that help the child as he or she learns to function independently
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ehtnic groups
groups of people distinguished by their cultural herital race langugage and common history
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socioeconomic status (SES)
social postitions as determined mainly by level of income
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Nature
the processes within an organism that guide that organism to develope according to its genetic code
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nurture
the processes external to an organism tha nourish it as it develops according to its genetic code or tha cause it is swerve from its genetically programmed course. Environmental factors that influence development
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Genes
the basic building blocks of heredity
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Stages of Physical Development
certain aspects of physical development seem to occur in stages. Girls usually spurt in growth before boys. The gir and boy who are dancing are the same age
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Empirical
Based an observation and experimentation
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The Scientific Method
The scientic method is a systematic way of forming and answering research questions. It allows scientists to test the theories discussed in the previous section and has five steps
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Hypothesis
a specific statement about behavior that is tested by research
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naturalistic observation
a method of scientific observation in ehich children and others are observed in their natural environments
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case study
a carefully drawn biography of the life of an individual
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standardized test
a test of some ability or trait in which an individuals score is compared to the scores of a group of similar individuals
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correlation
the exten to which two or more variables or measurements on the same group of elements vary together
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variables
quantities that can vary from child to child or from occasion to occasion such as height weight intelligence and attention span
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correlation coefficient
A number ranging from +100 to -100 that expresses the direction positive or negative and strength of the relationship between two variables
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positive correlation
a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other variable increases
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negative correlation
a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other variable decreases
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experiment
a method of scientific investigation that seeks to discover cause and effect relationships by introducing independent variables and observing their effects on the dependent variables
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treatment
in an experiement a condition received by subjects so that its effects can be observed
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independent variables
a condition in a scientific study that is manipulated so that its effects can be observed
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dependent variables
a measure of an assumed effect of an independent variable
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experimental group
a group made up of subjects who receive a treatment in an experiment
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control group
a group made up of subjects in an experiment who do not receive the treatment but for whom all other conditions are comparable to those of subjects in the experimental group
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longitudinal research
the study of developmental processes by taking repeated measures of the same group of children at various stages of development
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cross sectional research
the study of developmental processes by taking measures of children of different age groups at the same time
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cohort effect
similarities in behavior among a group of peers that stem from the fact that group members are approximately the same age
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cross sequential research
an approach that combines the longitudinal and cross sectional methods by following individuals of different stages for abbreviated periods of time
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time lag
the study of developmental processes by taking measures of children of the same age group at different times

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