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scientific development
continuous development, every period of life having the
potential for growth/decline, nature and nurture
TERM 2
history-graded influences on development
DEFINITION 2
Example: grew up during Great Depression
TERM 3
age-graded influences on development
DEFINITION 3
Example: puberty
TERM 4
sociocultural-graded influences on
development
DEFINITION 4
Example: individualism
TERM 5
non-normative life events that influence
development
DEFINITION 5
Example: death of a parent at a young age
cohort
group of people that have something in common (e.g. 90's
babies)
TERM 7
broad factors on development
DEFINITION 7
individualism vs collectivism
TERM 8
finer differences in development
DEFINITION 8
ethnicity, race, SES, gender
TERM 9
fundamental principle
DEFINITION 9
genetics produce tendency toward future
development,environment affects when and whether a
behavioral characteristic will be displayed
TERM 10
three ways genetic disposition influence
environment
DEFINITION 10
evocative: genes cause environmentactive: environment
influences genespassive: genes cause environment or
environment causes genes?
how father may influence unborn child's
development
drug habits, like secondhand smoke from his cigarrettes
TERM 17
how mother may influence unborn child's
development
DEFINITION 17
diet, age, drugs, alcohol, health, x-rays, Rubella virus,
exercise
TERM 18
changes during pregnancy
DEFINITION 18
swelling,shortness of breath,stretch marks,sore
joints,constipated,heartburn,fatigue,larger breasts,nasal
congestion,hemherroids, change in balance,frequent
urination
TERM 19
birthing process
DEFINITION 19
contractions,and head is bigger than cervix causing pain
during birth
TERM 20
Braxton-Hicks contractions
DEFINITION 20
false alarm contractions,practice contractions for uterus
before labor
Lamaze birthing techniques
breathing
TERM 22
Bradley method
DEFINITION 22
husband coaching
TERM 23
hypnobirthing
DEFINITION 23
giving birth under hypnosis
TERM 24
doula
DEFINITION 24
mom that is trained as a coach, cheap
TERM 25
midwife
DEFINITION 25
nurse trained in birthing, more expensive, considers birth a
natural process
