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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. Father of attachment theory






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Term for practical intelligence






45. Those with this disease are often normal weight






46. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






48. 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






49. The average number of MORPHEMES






50. Occurs between 11 and 13 months