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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






32. Term for practical intelligence






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Father of attachment theory






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






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






45. 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






46. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.