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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Father of attachment theory






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






42. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






44. 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.






45. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






48. The basis for most human learning






49. Those with this disease are often normal weight






50. Occurs between 11 and 13 months