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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






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






4. Those with this disease are often normal weight






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Father of attachment theory






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






25. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






26. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






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.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






47. 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






48. 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).






49. The basis for most human learning






50. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months