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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






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






3. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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






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






9. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






13. Father of attachment theory






14. 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.






15. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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).






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






49. 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.






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