PY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 35-37: Egocentrism, Lev Vygotsky, Metacognition

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 101
• Professor: Tammi Carroll

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Developmental psychology- the branch of psychology that studies the patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life o. Nature-nurture issue- the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior o. Explores how and to what degree environment and heredity produce their joint effects. Cross-sectional research- a research method that compares people of different ages at the same point in time o o. Comparing people of different ages at the same time. Cohort- a group of people who grow up at similar times, in similar places, and in similar conditions. Longitudinal research- a research method that investigates behavior as participants age o o. Sequential research- a research method that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal research by considering a number of different age groups and examining them at several points in time. o. Chromosomes- rod-shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information o. Genes- the parts of chromosomes through which genetic information is transmitted o.