Human Growth And Development Clep Test Questions And Answers.

bottom up & top down {Ans: starting with what is actually present and translating it into meaning & starting with expectations, motives and cues and using them to interperet raw data}intermodal {Ans: using more than one sense in combination (which results in us associating certain sounds, sights, etc. For example, the smell of bacon makes us think of how bacon looks, etc.)}Rationalization {Ans: Creating false but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behavior. (A defense mechanism recognized by Freud.)}absolute threshold {Ans: minimum intensity necessary to detect a stimulus (defined as detected 50% of the time it is present)}Syntax & Pragmatics {Ans: The proper arrangement of words in a sentence (aka grammar). & The study of the social aspects of language use.}Individualistic cultures {Ans: values individual achievements and the pursuit of individual goals}Moratorium {Ans: by Marcia. based on Erikson's identity stage. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs, behaviors, and lifestyles to discover his or her identity, but has not made any definite commitments. (this also applies to what adolescents are going through in this stage in general)}preoperational stage {Ans: 2-7 years old. They think symbolically (e.g.