HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CLEP

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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CLEP

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nature vs. nurture controversy - correct answer- it is agreed that both have some influence in development, but some people think it is more one than the other.biologically built vs. environment

tabula rasa - correct answer- this is what the human mind is at birth (according to the nurture side of the nature versus nurture controversy), like a blank slate that experience writes on

Discontinuity or Stage Theories - correct answer- Argues that development progresses through a series of stages. Each stage involves a specific task. Once the stage is completed the child moves on to the next stage. The developing person is changing qualitatively, not quantitatively.

Continuity Theories - correct answer- Suggest that development is best described as a steady growth process.Developmental change is described as occurring in small steps or increments. (Skills and behavior improve but they do not change in a qualitatively.) 1 / 4

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Child Development vs. Life Span - correct answer- Some theories of development argue that development is complete at the end of childhood/adolescence (Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget are examples).Life Span theories of development argue that growth and change continue to occur throughout the entire life span (Erick Erickson took a life span perspective).

universality vs. context specific - correct answer- a theory that applies to all cultures and time periods (such as Piaget proposed for his theory) Bronfenbrenner is an example of the alternative view which points out that there are differences in development depending on the culture/environment (such as in collectivist cultures versus individualistic cultures)

Collectivist cultures - correct answer- Places greater value on the common good than individual achievement

Individualistic cultures - correct answer- values individual achievements and the pursuit of individual goals

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accommodation - correct answer- by Piaget. modifying an existing scheme

assimilation - correct answer- by Piaget. taking new information from the world and incorporating it into an existing scheme

Scheme - correct answer- by Piaget. basic thought about the world, objects, events

disequilibrium - correct answer- what happens when a child understands the world in a particular way (their scheme) then sees something happen that can't fit into that understanding.

constructivism - correct answer- Piaget's position that argues that children construct schema (organized patterns of thought or action) based on experiences they have actively exploring the environment.

Piaget's stages of cognitive development - correct answer- sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations (each stage represents a qualitatively different way of thinking instead of just acquiring more information over time)

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sensorimotor stage - correct answer- 0-2 years old. Lacks concept of object permanence until the end of this stage (understanding that objects continue to exist even when their presence can't be sensed) & knows what they can do with their senses.By the end of this stage they also have symbolic representation (when one thing stands for another thing) and deferred imitation (imitating a model's behavior awhile after it was observed).Piaget.

preoperational stage - correct answer- 2-7 years old. They think symbolically (e.g. language), are egocentric (have trouble seeing things from others' perspectives), use transductive reasoning (not reasoning logically about cause and effect), use animitic thinking (projecting human abilities and traits onto inanimate objects), and think semilogically. Piaget.

concrete operations - correct answer- 7-11 years old. Can understand transformation (an object changing form is still the same object), reversibility (starting at the conclusion and working back to the start),

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