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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






4. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Father of attachment theory






27. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






42. 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).






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






44. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






50. 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