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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






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






4. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. The basis for most human learning






16. 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.






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






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






19. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






21. Term for practical intelligence






22. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






23. 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.






24. 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






25. The average number of MORPHEMES






26. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Those with this disease are often normal weight






48. 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






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






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