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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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. 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






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






11. 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.






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






13. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






29. 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).






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






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






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. The basis for most human learning






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






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






36. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






50. 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