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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The average number of MORPHEMES






8. 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






9. Psychologist who researched the relationship of body contact and nourishment to attachment - using infant monkeys and artificial mothers






10. 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






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






12. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






15. Term for practical intelligence






16. 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.






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






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






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






21. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






24. Those with this disease are often normal weight






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






50. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months