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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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).






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






14. Freud's third aspect of our personality to develop - involved an overriding moral guidepost - transmitted to the child in great part through adult authority figures






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






33. The average number of MORPHEMES






34. 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.






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






36. The basis for most human learning






37. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






46. 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.






47. 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






48. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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