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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






5. Those with this disease are often normal weight






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






24. The basis for most human learning






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






32. 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






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






34. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






35. 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.






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






37. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






40. 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.






41. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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