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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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






9. 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).






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






46. 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






47. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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







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