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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






5. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






22. 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






23. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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






47. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






48. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






49. Term for practical intelligence






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