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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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






15. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






18. Father of attachment theory






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. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Term for practical intelligence






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






28. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






29. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






33. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






35. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






50. 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