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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






2. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






5. Occurs when grammatical rules are incorrectly generalized to irregular cases where they do not apply






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






7. 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.






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. The average number of MORPHEMES






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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).






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






39. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






40. The basis for most human learning






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






45. Term for practical intelligence






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Joy - Anger - Fear - Surprise - Interest - Disgust - Distress - Sadness