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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






32. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






35. 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






36. Father of attachment theory






37. 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






38. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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).






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






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






48. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






49. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






50. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse