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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






5. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. The basis for most human learning






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






18. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






38. 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






39. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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