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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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.






2. Those with this disease are often normal weight






3. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






8. Father of attachment theory






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






10. Term for practical intelligence






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






40. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






41. 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






42. 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






43. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






49. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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