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Epigenetics

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Explores how environmental forces alter genetic expression

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Differential Susceptibility

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How sensitivity to any particular environmental experience differs from one person to another because of particular needs

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Life Span Perspective

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Takes into account all phases of life, not just the first 2 decades

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Critical Period

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Time when something much occur for the normal development

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Sensitive Period

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A particular time when something develops easily- not exclusively

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Socioeconomic Status

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Reflects income, occupation, education and neighborhood

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Social construction

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A concept constructed or made by society

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Dynamic-systems approach

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Framework many contemporary developmentalists use

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Operant conditioning

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Animals perform some actions and then a response occurs. If it is pleasurable, the animal is likely to repeat the action

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Cognitive theory

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Each persons ideas and beliefs are crucial

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Cross sectional research

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Groups of people of one age are compared to another group of another age

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Longitudinal research

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Collecting data repeatedly on the same individuals as they age

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Cross sequential research

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Researchers study several groups of people of different ages, follow them over the years and them combine results.

Let’s scientists disentangle age from history

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Quantitive research

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Research data can be categorized, ranked, or numbered. Can be easily translated across cultures and for diverse populations

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Qualitative research

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Asking open ended questions, reporting answers in numerical form