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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






2. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






6. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






8. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






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






21. 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).






22. Term for practical intelligence






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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