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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






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






3. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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. The basis for most human learning






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






22. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






39. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Term for practical intelligence






46. 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.






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






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






49. Father of attachment theory






50. 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