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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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).






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






27. Those with this disease are often normal weight






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






36. Term for practical intelligence






37. 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






38. 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.






39. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. The average number of MORPHEMES






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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