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






3. 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






4. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






10. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






12. Father of attachment theory






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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).






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






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






22. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






44. Term for practical intelligence






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






46. Those with this disease are often normal weight






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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






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







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