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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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).






13. Term for practical intelligence






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. The basis for most human learning






21. 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.






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






34. The average number of MORPHEMES






35. 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.






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






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






38. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






39. Father of attachment theory






40. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






41. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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