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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






32. Those with this disease are often normal weight






33. 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






34. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






46. 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






47. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






49. Father of attachment theory






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