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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






6. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






8. Increased exposure to stimuli - enhanced encoding (storing) of information in long-term memory - and increased ease and efficiency in retrieving the stored information will improve this






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






10. A technique of detecting fetal abnormalities that involves examination of placental tissue extracted from the chorion






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






12. 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






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






14. Suggested that children are born good - bad experiences lead to negative changes






15. Term for practical intelligence






16. A theory of development that takes its cue in many ways from evolutionary theory - concentrating on traits that are inborn or dependent on 'critical periods' for their eventual emergence






17. Oral - anal (1-3) - phallic (4-6) - latency (6-puberty) - genital






18. Freud's third aspect of our personality to develop - involved an overriding moral guidepost - transmitted to the child in great part through adult authority figures






19. Psychologist to propose the Ecological Systems Theory - views child as developing within a complex system of relationships from microsystem to macrosystem






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






21. 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.






22. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






27. Characteristic of the thought of a preoperational child. children in this stage tend to project human qualities into inanimate objects






28. 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






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






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






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






32. When more categories are added to one's self-description






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






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






35. 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.






36. Third of Piaget's (7-11). children learn conservation and mathematical transformations.






37. 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.






38. 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






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






40. The principle that development proceeds from the center of the body outward






41. Psychologist who researched the relationship of body contact and nourishment to attachment - using infant monkeys and artificial mothers






42. Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






43. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






44. 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






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






46. Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process






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






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






49. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






50. 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.