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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. Defined the theory of 3 levels of moral development. there are two stages within each level. to achieve advanced moral development - children must be exposed to both sides of moral dilemmas






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






19. 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






20. A technique of prenatal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid - obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus - is analyzed to detect certain genetic and congenital defects in the fetus.






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






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






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






24. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






27. Occurs when grammatical rules are incorrectly generalized to irregular cases where they do not apply






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






29. 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).






30. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Those with this disease are often normal weight






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






42. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






43. 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






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






45. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






48. The basis for most human learning






49. The generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children






50. Father of attachment theory