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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






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






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






5. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Father of attachment theory






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






21. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






43. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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