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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






2. 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






3. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






13. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






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






18. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Term for practical intelligence






32. The basis for most human learning






33. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Father of attachment theory






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






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






47. 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).






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






49. 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






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







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