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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






12. Those with this disease are often normal weight






13. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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).






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






25. 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






26. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. Father of attachment theory






33. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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