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social mores

customs and codes of behavior established by a social group that are not necessarily supported by legal sanctions but that may be as binding as laws. See also social convention; social norm.

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genetic psychology

the study of the development of mental functions in children and their transformation across the lifespan. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term was preferred over the synonymous developmental psychology.