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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. The average number of MORPHEMES






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






10. Hall and Gesel launched this approach in which measures of behavior are taken on large numbers of individuals and age-related averages are computed to represent typical development






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. This action during pregnancy may be associated with poor academic performance by the child later on






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






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






24. 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.






25. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






27. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






28. 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






29. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






31. 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






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






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






34. In Piaget's theory these are flexible and reversible






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






36. 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






37. Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






39. Father of attachment theory






40. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






41. 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.






42. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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