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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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






3. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Term for practical intelligence






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






18. 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






19. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






33. 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






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






35. The basis for most human learning






36. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






43. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






50. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months