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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






2. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






5. 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).






6. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






9. 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.






10. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






18. The basis for most human learning






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Father of attachment theory






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






32. 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.






33. Term for practical intelligence






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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