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CLEP Human Growth And Development
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1. When children are most sensitive to the effects of stimuli. different ages for different stimuli.
triarchic theory of intelligence
sensitive period
exosystem
sensorimotor stage
2. The appropriate use of language in different contexts
overregularization
pragmatics
animistic reasoning
Uri Bronfenbrenner
3. Occurs between 11 and 13 months
first spoken word
Uri Bronfenbrenner
conscientiousness
instrumental aggression
4. We don't inherit a specific IQ; rather we have a range of academic potential
reaction range theory of intelligence
proximodistal development
triarchic theory of intelligence
assimilation
5. Father of attachment theory
Diana Baumrind
Lev Vygotsky
relational aggression
John Bowlby
6. Oral - anal (1-3) - phallic (4-6) - latency (6-puberty) - genital
Robert Selman
Howard Gardner
sensitive period
5 psychosexual stages
7. Psychologist who researched the relationship of body contact and nourishment to attachment - using infant monkeys and artificial mothers
Harry Harlow
Moro reflex
memory
Robert Selman
8. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months
reaction range theory of intelligence
amniocentesis
scaffolding
12 and 30
9. 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
neglect
instrumental aggression
concrete operations stage
Lawrence Kohlberg
10. Gifted children grow up to be more well-adjusted - more successful - healthier adults
amniocentesis
preoperation stage
Lewis Terman
assimilation
11. The basis for most human learning
basic emotions
relational aggression
scaffolding
imitation
12. Child has smaller-than normal brain leading to other disabilities
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
conscientiousness
reaction range theory of intelligence
fast mapping
13. Joy - Anger - Fear - Surprise - Interest - Disgust - Distress - Sadness
learning set
basic emotions
Albert Bandura
instinctive drift
14. 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
assimilation
habituation method
prosocial behavior
basic emotions
15. This system and organ are most susceptible to teratogens after conception
Robert Selman
basic emotions
memory
CNS and heart
16. Unresponsiveness to others - oc behaviors - anger outburst - social avoidance - regression in behavior/language (4x more prevalent in boys)
characteristics of autism
overregularization
identity moratorium
first spoken word
17. When infants display a decrease in interest toward an object
habituation method
normative approach
mental operations
Susan Carey
18. 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
identity moratorium
semantics
assimilation
Robert Selman
19. A technique of detecting fetal abnormalities that involves examination of placental tissue extracted from the chorion
habituation method
12 and 30
zone of proximal development
chorionic villus sampling
20. Proposed that challenging children with complex words helps them to develop their language more rapidly.
Noam Chomsky
overregularization
social deprivation
CNS and heart
21. Devised the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (academic problem-solving - practical - and creative); proposed three components of adult love: intimacy - commitment - and passion
Diana Baumrind
Robert Sternberg
memory
conscientiousness
22. 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.
animistic reasoning
Moro reflex
presbyopia
amniocentesis
23. Loss of elasticity of the lens and thus loss of ability to see close objects as a result of the aging process
embryo
learning set
presbyopia
animistic reasoning
24. 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
overregularization
Howard Gardner
zone of proximal development
proximodistal development
25. 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
ethology
prosocial behavior
habituation method
Rousseau
26. When more categories are added to one's self-description
self-concept differentiation
functional play
Howard Gardner
Moro reflex
27. 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.
amniocentesis
Howard Gardner
ethology
presbyopia
28. In Piaget's theory these are flexible and reversible
mental operations
scaffolding
chorionic villus sampling
Harry Harlow
29. Suggested that children are born good - bad experiences lead to negative changes
Moro reflex
instrumental aggression
superego
Rousseau
30. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value
instrumental aggression
neglect
sandwich generation
Moro reflex
31. Piaget's notion of incorporating a novel idea or object into an existing schema or conception
fast mapping
assimilation
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
superego
32. Term for practical intelligence
superego
Lawrence Kohlberg
street smarts
vision
33. First of Piaget's. lasts from birth to acquisition of language. cognitive devmt begins and children learn causality - object permanence towards end
Robert Sternberg
sensorimotor stage
prosocial behavior
Moro reflex
34. Form of indirect aggression - prevalent in girls - involving spreading rumors - gossiping - and nonverbal putdowns for the purpose of social manipulation
Uri Bronfenbrenner
mental operations
zone of proximal development
relational aggression
35. Play by infants and toddlers. activity that involves simple - repetitive movements and no symbolic thinking required. eg. sand shoveling - splashing water - pushing a toy
conscientiousness
imitation
Lewis Terman
functional play
36. Occurs when grammatical rules are incorrectly generalized to irregular cases where they do not apply
Susan Carey
overregularization
sensorimotor stage
mental operations
37. Third of Piaget's (7-11). children learn conservation and mathematical transformations.
12 and 30
concrete operations stage
basic emotions
Lev Vygotsky
38. Those with this disease are often normal weight
metacognition
accommodation
bulimia
Lawrence Kohlberg
39. 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
overregularization
affiliation motive
Locke
presbyopia
40. Piaget's notion of adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
mean length of utterance
accommodation
concrete operations stage
characteristics of autism
41. Sternberg's theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence - creative intelligence - and practical intelligence.
Rousseau
bulimia
triarchic theory of intelligence
Albert Bandura
42. 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.
metacognition
zone of proximal development
accommodation
animistic reasoning
43. The average number of MORPHEMES
mean length of utterance
Lawrence Kohlberg
Lewis Terman
learning set
44. 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.
Susan Carey
social deprivation
prosocial behavior
exosystem
45. Proposed the 5 stages of perspective taking: Egocentrism - Assume one perspective is right - Understands intention - Understands perspective of the larger social group
functional play
basic emotions
Locke
Robert Selman
46. The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes - words - and sentences in a given language; the study of meaning
normative approach
semantics
fetal alcohol syndrom symptom
proximodistal development
47. 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.
affiliation motive
sandwich generation
preoperation stage
identity moratorium
48. 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
instrumental aggression
overregularization
superego
ethology
49. This action during pregnancy may be associated with poor academic performance by the child later on
Susan Carey
12 and 30
sandwich generation
maternal smoking
50. 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).
overregularization
zone of proximal development
exosystem
Lewis Terman