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| Characteristics obtained directly from the genes. |
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| A person's surroundings, which have an influence on a person's characteristics and development. |
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| The argument over how we gain different characteristics: heredity or environment? |
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| Units of heredity containing genes; 23 in reproductive cells, 46 in all other cells. |
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| Twins who develop from two different eggs fertilized by different sperm; have different heredity (Fraternal twins). |
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| Twins who come from one fertilized egg; have the same heredity (Identical twins). |
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| the automatic, orderly, sequential process of physical and mental development. |
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| Patterns of development in which some areas develop more rapidly and some more slowly, but all in a way preplanned by nature. Some areas develop more rapidly, some more slowly, and some in spurts or increase drastically all in a short time. |
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| Such as determining who mom is. A process that occurs at a preset time in development, when a perticular skill can begin to develop or an associtaion can occur. |
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| A specific time of development that is the only time when a particular skill can begin to develop or an associtaion can occur. |
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| Children supposedly reared by animals. |
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| Parents and their children. |
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| Nuclear family plus other relatives. |
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| The feeling of being worthwhile and useful. |
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| permissive parenting style |
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| Style in which parents let children do as they wish; few rules made or enforced. |
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| dictatorial (AUTHORITARIAN) parenting style |
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| Style in which parents rigidly set the rules and demand obedience. |
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| authoritative parenting style |
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| Style in which parents seek input from children; parents are consistent but flexible in enforcing rules. |
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| The baby's fear of beinng away from the parent; the desire to avoid strangers. |
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| The ways in which thinking and reasoning grow and change. |
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| Psychologist who studied cognitive development and developed a series of stages that children generally rotate through. |
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| Psychologist who created a theory of moral development. |
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| Opposed Kohlberg's methods. Questioned why he did not study girls. |
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