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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






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






6. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






25. The average number of MORPHEMES






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






44. 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






45. The basis for most human learning






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






47. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






48. 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






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






50. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value