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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






7. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






8. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






9. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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).






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






40. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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