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






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






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






5. 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






6. Father of attachment theory






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






8. 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).






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






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






18. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






20. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






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






28. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






29. 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.






30. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






50. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse