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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Fourth of Piaget's. characterized by the ability to perform hypothetical reasoning and think abstractly.






2. Proposed that challenging children with complex words helps them to develop their language more rapidly.






3. Term coined by animal psychologists Marian Breland Bailey and Keller Breland; tendency for animals to return to innate behaviors following repeated reinforcement






4. Gifted children grow up to be more well-adjusted - more successful - healthier adults






5. Piaget's notion of incorporating a novel idea or object into an existing schema or conception






6. Suggested children are born into world with empty minds - environment shapes them






7. Big 5 trait that increases for both sexes over their lifetimes






8. Devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative); proposed three components of adult love: intimacy - commitment - and passion






9. Infant startle response to sudden - intense noise or movement. When startled the newborn arches its back - throws back its head - and flings out its arms and legs.






10. Sternberg's theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence - creative intelligence - and practical intelligence.






11. Piaget's notion of adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information






12. We don't inherit a specific IQ; rather we have a range of academic potential






13. Play by infants and toddlers. activity that involves simple - repetitive movements and no symbolic thinking required. eg. sand shoveling - splashing water - pushing a toy






14. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






15. A period of time in the development of identity in which a person delays making a decision about important issues but actively explores various alternatives






16. Second of Piaget's (age 2-7). begin to use words as mental symbols and to form mental images. still limited in their ability to use logic to solve problems. do not yet understand conservation.






17. Joy - Anger - Fear - Surprise - Interest - Disgust - Distress - Sadness






18. The need to connect with others - which is often intensified if a threat of danger is imminent and people need to come together to support each other






19. An explicit understanding of how learning works and an awareness of yourself as a learner.






20. Those with this disease are often normal weight






21. From Lev Vygotsky's theory. the difference between what a child can do with help and what the child can do without any help or guidance.






22. The average number of MORPHEMES






23. Proposed the 5 stages of perspective taking: Egocentrism - Assume one perspective is right - Understands intention - Understands perspective of the larger social group






24. This system and organ are most susceptible to teratogens after conception






25. Ability to become increasingly more effective in solving problems as more problems are solved. term coined by Harry Harlow.






26. Psychologist who defined 3 styles of parenting: authoritarian - authoritative - permissive.






27. Unresponsiveness to others - oc behaviors - anger outburst - social avoidance - regression in behavior/language (4x more prevalent in boys)






28. In Piaget's theory these are flexible and reversible






29. The basis for most human learning






30. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






31. Social cognitive theorist who proposed that learning takes place in social context: observing and imitating others. also believed people used self-efficacy to overcome fear/trauma.






32. When infants display a decrease in interest toward an object






33. When children are most sensitive to the effects of stimuli. different ages for different stimuli.






34. Behavior that benefits someone else or society but that generally offers no obvious benefit to the person performing it; can be taught through positive reinforcement - observational learning - modeling - and assignment of responsibilities designed to






35. Child has smaller-than normal brain leading to other disabilities






36. 1896-1934; russian developmental psychologist who emphasized the role of the social environment on cognitive development and proposed the idea of zones of proximal development






37. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






38. In Bronfenbrenner's bioecological approach - settings not experienced directly by individuals still influence their development (for example - effects of events at a parent's workplace on children's development).






39. According to Piaget - we possess these to create abstract - generalized account of repeated events






40. Introduced the concept of fast mapping. calculated that children between the ages of 1.5 and 6 learn an average of nine new words per day.






41. Father of attachment theory






42. Hall and Gesel launched this approach in which measures of behavior are taken on large numbers of individuals and age-related averages are computed to represent typical development






43. The understanding that a certain object or event can be simultaneously perceived by more than one sensory system






44. Harvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences: linguistic - logical/mathematical - bodily/kinesthetic - musical - spatial (visual) - interpersonal (the ability to understand others) - intrapersonal (the ability to under






45. This action during pregnancy may be associated with poor academic performance by the child later on






46. First of Piaget's. lasts from birth to acquisition of language. cognitive devmt begins and children learn causality - object permanence towards end






47. Stage of development when organism is most vulnerable to teratogens.






48. The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes - words - and sentences in a given language; the study of meaning






49. Vygotsky's idea that learners should be given only just enough help so that they can reach the next level






50. Form of indirect aggression - prevalent in girls - involving spreading rumors - gossiping - and nonverbal putdowns for the purpose of social manipulation







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