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cohort
a generation of individuals who were born at about the same time, either in a particular year, or within a circumscribed time such as 5 years
contextual metamodel
emphasizes both nature and nurture and that the organism and the environment are continually interacting
cross-sectional research design
a type of research design in which you collect data from many different individuals at a single point in time
descriptive approach
a research method that described the characteristics of the population or phenomenon studied
ecological validity
whether the results obtained with a particular test instrument reflect real-world functioning or real-world behaviour
experimental approach
involves manipulating one variable to determine if this causes changes in another variable
external validity
refers to whether findings obtained from a sample of study participants can be generalized to the population of interest
heterotypic continuity
refers to whether a measure used to assess an underlying characteristic has the same degree of internal validity for different age groups in a cross-sectional study, or for the same people as they are followed over time in a longitudinal study
internal validity
refers to the accurate identification and interpretation of the factor(s), or effect(s), responsible for an observation
life-span developmental perspectives
holds that patterns of change and transition occur throughout the working life
longitudinal research design
the same individuals are followed over time and tested on two or more occasions
mechanistic metamodel
uses a machine metaphor to study development
mega-analytic approach
combines raw data across a variety of studies
meta-analytic approach
synthesizes summary statistics obtained from a variety of individual studies, yielding a quantitative summary of findings
multifactor research design
research with more than one categorical variable
negative correlation
a relationship between 2 variables in which an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other
positive correlation
a relationship between 2 variables in which an increase in one variable is associated with a increase in the other
quasi-experimental approach
a study with the same form as a true experiment but research participants are not randomly assigned to levels of a categorical factor
reliability
the dependability or consistency of the instruments used to measure variables of interest
selective attrition
the tendency of some people to be more likely to drop out of a study than others
sequential research designs
include elements of both longitudinal and cross-sectional research designs
single-factor research design
investigate the effect of one factor on the dependent variable
time of measurement
conditions that prevail when the research is conducted
time-lag research design
individuals of a particular chronological age are tested art two different times, usually years or decades apart
validity
how well the results among the study participants represent true findings among similar individuals outside the study
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