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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






2. 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






3. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Piaget's notion of incorporating a novel idea or object into an existing schema or conception






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






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






20. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






21. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






23. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






24. 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.






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






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






27. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






45. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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. 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).






48. Term for practical intelligence






49. 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.






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