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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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






3. Father of attachment theory






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Unresponsiveness to others - oc behaviors - anger outburst - social avoidance - regression in behavior/language (4x more prevalent in boys)






26. 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).






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






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






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






30. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






42. Term for practical intelligence






43. 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.






44. 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






45. 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.






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






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.






48. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






49. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






50. 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