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In a _____________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages. |
Longitudinal |
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A(n) _________ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines. |
Gene |
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________________________ develop when two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in two zygotes at the same time. |
Dizygotic twins |
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What describes the embryonic period? |
The period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop |
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At birth, new burns seem most responsive to _____________. |
High pitches and low pitches |
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Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is _______________. |
Object permanence |
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According to Thomas and Chess, a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating, resists change, and tends to be loud is labeled a(n) _____________ child. |
Difficult |
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The period from about age 13 to the early twenties, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting, adult, is called _____________________. |
Adolescence |
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Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erickson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of _______________. |
Identity |
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According to Erickson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust share, and care, while still maintaining one's sense of self, is called _____________________. |
Intimacy |