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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Father of attachment theory






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






17. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






23. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






30. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






32. Term for practical intelligence






33. The basis for most human learning






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






43. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Those with this disease are often normal weight






49. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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