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CLEP Human Growth And Development
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1. The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes - words - and sentences in a given language; the study of meaning
superego
zone of proximal development
ethology
semantics
2. Suggested children are born into world with empty minds - environment shapes them
Locke
mean length of utterance
amniocentesis
street smarts
3. 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).
zone of proximal development
exosystem
sensitive period
proximodistal development
4. 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
pragmatics
scaffolding
assimilation
ethology
5. Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process
superego
amniocentesis
presbyopia
embryo
6. Gifted children grow up to be more well-adjusted - more successful - healthier adults
formal operations stage
Lewis Terman
ethology
neglect
7. The basis for most human learning
imitation
Locke
zone of proximal development
accommodation
8. Stage of development when organism is most vulnerable to teratogens.
identity moratorium
embryo
imitation
triarchic theory of intelligence
9. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months
presbyopia
habituation method
proximodistal development
12 and 30
10. 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.
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
Noam Chomsky
Susan Carey
Diana Baumrind
11. The generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children
affiliation motive
normative approach
neglect
sandwich generation
12. Piaget's notion of incorporating a novel idea or object into an existing schema or conception
Rousseau
formal operations stage
assimilation
embryo
13. Vygotsky's idea that learners should be given only just enough help so that they can reach the next level
CNS and heart
vision
scaffolding
mental operations
14. Big 5 trait that increases for both sexes over their lifetimes
animistic reasoning
Lawrence Kohlberg
conscientiousness
memory
15. Term coined by animal psychologists Marian Breland Bailey and Keller Breland; tendency for animals to return to innate behaviors following repeated reinforcement
instinctive drift
scaffolding
habituation method
presbyopia
16. Psychologist who researched the relationship of body contact and nourishment to attachment - using infant monkeys and artificial mothers
triarchic theory of intelligence
Harry Harlow
Howard Gardner
pragmatics
17. Play by infants and toddlers. activity that involves simple - repetitive movements and no symbolic thinking required. eg. sand shoveling - splashing water - pushing a toy
ethology
animistic reasoning
Harry Harlow
functional play
18. 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
instrumental aggression
instinctive drift
Robert Sternberg
memory
19. 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.
assimilation
mean length of utterance
vision
Moro reflex
20. Child has smaller-than normal brain leading to other disabilities
scaffolding
mental operations
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
memory
21. We don't inherit a specific IQ; rather we have a range of academic potential
reaction range theory of intelligence
exosystem
Lewis Terman
formal operations stage
22. Unresponsiveness to others - oc behaviors - anger outburst - social avoidance - regression in behavior/language (4x more prevalent in boys)
Locke
normative approach
characteristics of autism
affiliation motive
23. Form of indirect aggression - prevalent in girls - involving spreading rumors - gossiping - and nonverbal putdowns for the purpose of social manipulation
presbyopia
formal operations stage
vision
relational aggression
24. 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.
metacognition
preoperation stage
Locke
Lev Vygotsky
25. Fourth of Piaget's. characterized by the ability to perform hypothetical reasoning and think abstractly.
presbyopia
social deprivation
formal operations stage
learning set
26. Sternberg's theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence - creative intelligence - and practical intelligence.
Lewis Terman
Robert Selman
mean length of utterance
triarchic theory of intelligence
27. This action during pregnancy may be associated with poor academic performance by the child later on
self-concept differentiation
maternal smoking
bulimia
ethology
28. 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
prosocial behavior
preoperation stage
exosystem
semantics
29. 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
normative approach
conscientiousness
Lawrence Kohlberg
exosystem
30. Suggested that children are born good - bad experiences lead to negative changes
instinctive drift
5 psychosexual stages
Rousseau
scripts
31. Occurs between 11 and 13 months
zone of proximal development
scaffolding
first spoken word
Robert Selman
32. 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.
first spoken word
John Bowlby
Noam Chomsky
amniocentesis
33. 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.
street smarts
CNS and heart
imitation
zone of proximal development
34. Occurs when grammatical rules are incorrectly generalized to irregular cases where they do not apply
overregularization
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
CNS and heart
conscientiousness
35. 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.
Albert Bandura
Harry Harlow
Lawrence Kohlberg
assimilation
36. When infants display a decrease in interest toward an object
pragmatics
Lev Vygotsky
habituation method
Robert Selman
37. Sense that is least well-developed at birth
functional play
vision
overregularization
superego
38. 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
Lev Vygotsky
overregularization
mental operations
formal operations stage
39. Proposed the 5 stages of perspective taking: Egocentrism - Assume one perspective is right - Understands intention - Understands perspective of the larger social group
Robert Selman
prosocial behavior
Uri Bronfenbrenner
metacognition
40. Piaget's notion of adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
affiliation motive
accommodation
scripts
Moro reflex
41. According to Piaget - we possess these to create abstract - generalized account of repeated events
intermodal perception
scripts
conscientiousness
Robert Selman
42. Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this
sensorimotor stage
learning set
social deprivation
Locke
43. Joy - Anger - Fear - Surprise - Interest - Disgust - Distress - Sadness
basic emotions
conscientiousness
instrumental aggression
Susan Carey
44. 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
accommodation
characteristics of autism
triarchic theory of intelligence
identity moratorium
45. Psychologist who defined 3 styles of parenting: authoritarian - authoritative - permissive.
learning set
Robert Sternberg
superego
Diana Baumrind
46. The fact that children can map a word onto an underlying concept after only a single exposure
sandwich generation
self-concept differentiation
fast mapping
Uri Bronfenbrenner
47. First of Piaget's. lasts from birth to acquisition of language. cognitive devmt begins and children learn causality - object permanence towards end
accommodation
reaction range theory of intelligence
sensorimotor stage
semantics
48. When children are most sensitive to the effects of stimuli. different ages for different stimuli.
Lewis Terman
ethology
sensitive period
social deprivation
49. Those with this disease are often normal weight
bulimia
accommodation
Albert Bandura
imitation
50. Oral - anal (1-3) - phallic (4-6) - latency (6-puberty) - genital
instinctive drift
5 psychosexual stages
assimilation
Robert Sternberg