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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. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






4. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






6. 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






7. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. The basis for most human learning






26. 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






27. 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).






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Term for practical intelligence






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