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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






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






6. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Term for practical intelligence






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






16. 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).






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






18. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






34. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






44. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






45. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






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






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







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