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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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






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






5. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The basis for most human learning






12. 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.






13. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. The fact that children can map a word onto an underlying concept after only a single exposure






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






29. Term for practical intelligence






30. 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






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






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






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






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. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






47. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






48. Father of attachment theory






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






50. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months