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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






5. Father of attachment theory






6. 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






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






8. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






11. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. The basis for most human learning






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






43. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






44. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. Sense that is least well-developed at birth