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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Term for practical intelligence






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






9. 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.






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






13. 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






14. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






15. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Father of attachment theory






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






28. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






35. 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






36. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






46. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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