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Human Growth and Development

Provider
College Board
Format
Internet-based examination, primarily multiple-choice
Time limit
90 minutes
Exam fee
$97 examination fee plus applicable test-centre or remote-proctoring administration fees
Examination outline
  • Theoretical Perspectives (10%)
    • Cognitive developmental
    • Evolutionary
    • Learning
    • Psychodynamic
    • Social cognitive
    • Sociocultural
    • Biological
    • Ecological
  • Research Strategies and Methodology (6%)
    • Case study
    • Correlational
    • Cross sectional
    • Cross sequential
    • Experimental
    • Longitudinal
    • Observational
  • Biological Development Throughout the Life Span (12%)
    • Development of the brain and nervous system
    • Genetic disorders
    • Heredity, genetics, and genetic testing
    • Hormonal influences
    • Influences of drugs
    • Motor development
    • Nutritional influences
    • Perinatal influences
    • Physical growth and maturation; aging
    • Prenatal influences
    • Sexual maturation
    • Teratogens
  • Perceptual Development Throughout the Life Span (6%)
    • Habituation
    • Sensitive periods
    • Sensorimotor activities
    • Sensory acuity
    • Sensory deprivation
  • Cognitive Development Throughout the Life Span (12%)
    • Attention
    • Environmental influences
    • Executive function
    • Expertise
    • Information processing
    • Memory
    • Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory
    • Play
    • Problem solving and planning
    • Thinking
    • Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory
    • Wisdom
  • Language Development (8%)
    • Bilingualism
    • Development of syntax
    • Environmental, cultural, and genetic influences
    • Language and thought
    • Pragmatics
    • Semantic development
    • Vocalization and sound
  • Intelligence Throughout the Life Span (6%)
    • Concepts of intelligence and creativity
    • Developmental stability and change
    • Giftedness
    • Heredity and environment
    • Intelligence tests
    • Reaction range
  • Social Development Throughout the Life Span (12%)
    • Aggression
    • Attachment
    • Gender
    • Interpersonal relationships
    • Moral development
    • Prosocial behavior
    • Risk and resilience
    • Self
    • Social cognition
    • Social learning and modeling
    • Wellness
  • Family, Home, and Society Throughout the Life Span (8%)
    • Abuse and neglect
    • Bronfenbrenner, Urie
    • Death and dying
    • Family relationships
    • Family structures
    • Media and technology
    • Multicultural perspectives
    • Parenting styles
    • Social and class influences
  • Personality and Emotion (8%)
    • Attribution styles
    • Development of emotions
    • Emotional expression and regulation
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Erikson, Erik
    • Freud, Sigmund
    • Psychosocial theory
    • Stability and change
    • Temperament
  • Schooling, Work, and Interventions (6%)
    • Applications of developmental principles
    • Facilitation of role transitions
    • Intervention programs and services
    • Learning styles
    • Occupational development
    • Operant conditioning
    • Preschool care, day care, and elder care
    • Retirement
  • Developmental Psychopathology (6%)
    • Antisocial behavior
    • Anxiety and mood disorders
    • Asocial behavior, fears, phobias, and obsessions
    • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    • Autism spectrum disorders
    • Chronic illnesses and physical disabilities
    • Cognitive disorders, including dementia
    • Learning disabilities
    • Intellectual disability
    • Trauma-based syndromes
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