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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






7. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






8. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Father of attachment theory






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






26. Term for practical intelligence






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






38. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






39. 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






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






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






42. 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).






43. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. Those with this disease are often normal weight