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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






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. 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






6. Father of attachment theory






7. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






27. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






32. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






33. Term for practical intelligence






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The average number of MORPHEMES






43. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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






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






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