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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. The basis for most human learning






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






35. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






42. Father of attachment theory






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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