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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Sense that is least well-developed at birth






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






9. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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






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






23. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Father of attachment theory






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






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






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






34. Term for practical intelligence






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






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






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






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






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