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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The understanding that a certain object or event can be simultaneously perceived by more than one sensory system






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






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






4. Term for practical intelligence






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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).






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






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






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






17. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






18. 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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






21. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






22. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






26. The basis for most human learning






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






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






29. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






30. 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






31. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






32. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






39. 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.






40. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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