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






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






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






5. 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).






6. 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.






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






8. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Those with this disease are often normal weight






16. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






18. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






20. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






22. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






25. 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.






26. Term for practical intelligence






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






28. 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






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






30. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






34. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






35. 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






36. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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