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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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).






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






20. Those with this disease are often normal weight






21. 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.






22. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






29. The basis for most human learning






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






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






34. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






49. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






50. 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.