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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. 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






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






3. Father of attachment theory






4. 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.






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






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






7. The basis for most human learning






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






9. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






10. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. The average number of MORPHEMES






25. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






33. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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).






39. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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