Category: C

A design first used by Schaie that enables developmentalists to separate cohort effects from true developmental changes. To execute the design, the researcher must collect longitudinal data on multiple cohorts.  

In epidemiology, an age group progressing through life with a high or low rate of a condition and carrying this trait into successive age categories.  

In social psychology, the degree to which members of a group are attracted to one another and the group as a whole.  

An arrangement in which two or more people five together outside the bonds of marriage. While the term literally refers to a man and a woman living together, in legal contexts it suggests that the couple is cohabiting as if they are married, but without legal recognition.  

The basic attributes of organization and adaptation that apply to all biological characteristics and, therefore, to intelligence as a biological characteristic of humans, organization.      

All of those adaptive specializations for which an organism is prepared that are specific to a particular function and not accessible for use for other purposes.  

A conception of learning that holds that humans acquire pieces of knowledge. This is in contrast to instrumental learning.  

A set of principles of psychology intended to account for intellectual activity resulting from learning.  

A person’s perception of self and others that determines his/her ability to interact effectively. A negative cognitive set is a core feature of depression.  

Organization of knowledge about a given person, object, or stimulus.