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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






8. 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.






9. 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






10. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






24. Term for practical intelligence






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






26. 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).






27. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






37. 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






38. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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