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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes - words - and sentences in a given language; the study of meaning






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






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






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






12. The average number of MORPHEMES






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






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






23. 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






24. The basis for most human learning






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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