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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. 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






3. Term for practical intelligence






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Father of attachment theory






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






30. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






31. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The basis for most human learning






37. 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






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






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






40. Those with this disease are often normal weight






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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