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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. The average number of MORPHEMES






2. 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






3. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






6. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






8. 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.






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






10. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






11. 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).






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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






16. Term for practical intelligence






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Father of attachment theory






26. 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.






27. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






29. 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






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






31. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. 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