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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. Father of attachment theory






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






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






14. 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.






15. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Term for practical intelligence






36. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






37. 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






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






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






40. Those with this disease are often normal weight






41. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






42. 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.






43. When infants display a decrease in interest toward an object






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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