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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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).






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Father of attachment theory






18. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






41. The basis for most human learning






42. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






46. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






49. 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






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