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CLEP Human Growth And Development

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1. Autism usually becomes evident between ___ and ___ months






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






3. 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






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






5. The appropriate use of language in different contexts






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






7. Inflicting harm in order to obtain something of value






8. 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.






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






10. Those with this disease are often normal weight






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






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






13. Occurs between 11 and 13 months






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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 Infant who appears withdrawn - depressed - and is losing all interest in the world is expressing symptoms of this






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. The average number of MORPHEMES






35. 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).






36. Father of attachment theory






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






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






39. The basis for most human learning






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. This causes more deaths in children than physical abuse






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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.