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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






4. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






7. 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






8. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






9. The basis for most human learning






10. 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






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






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






13. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






23. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






28. 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






29. 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).






30. 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.






31. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Term for practical intelligence






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






41. 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






42. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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