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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Term for practical intelligence






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






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






37. The average number of MORPHEMES






38. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






40. Psychologist who researched the relationship of body contact and nourishment to attachment - using infant monkeys and artificial mothers






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






42. 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.






43. The basis for most human learning






44. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






46. Father of attachment theory






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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