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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






2. 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.






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






4. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






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






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






10. The average number of MORPHEMES






11. Father of attachment theory






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






17. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






33. 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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Those with this disease are often normal weight






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.