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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






8. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






23. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Father of attachment theory






36. Those with this disease are often normal weight






37. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






43. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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