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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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).






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Term for practical intelligence






13. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






15. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






33. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






36. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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