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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






14. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






23. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






28. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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