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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






2. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






5. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






6. 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






7. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






9. The average number of MORPHEMES






10. 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.






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. Those with this disease are often normal weight






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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. Term for practical intelligence






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






39. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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