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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






15. 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






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. Father of attachment theory






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






19. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






20. 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






21. 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).






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






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






24. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






26. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






27. 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






28. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Term for practical intelligence






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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