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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






3. 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






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






5. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






10. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






13. Those with this disease are often normal weight






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






32. The basis for most human learning






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






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






35. 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.






36. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






39. Father of attachment theory






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






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






42. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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).






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






48. 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






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






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