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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






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






5. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






6. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






7. Oral - anal (1-3) - phallic (4-6) - latency (6-puberty) - genital






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. The basis for most human learning






14. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






15. 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






16. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Father of attachment theory






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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