Human Growth and Development
-CLEP* Test
Human Growth and
Development CLEP Test Version 2
The CLEP (College Level Examination Program) exams above
contain 319 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).
The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 lower level college
credits for this exam.
Studying, and passing, the practice tests above will allow you to
confidently take and pass your Human Growth and Development Clep test. The
overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to
pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.
Course Information and Overview
This exam covers material that is typically taught in an introductory-level
college course. The multiple-choice CLEP exam consists of 90 questions and
allows 90 minutes to complete.
In order to successfully complete this Clep exam you will need to be familiar
with Human Growth and Development terminology and basic facts, generally
accepted principles and concepts, theories, and developmental issues.
The Human Growth and Development CLEP contains questions that come from the
following topics:
- Theoretical Perspectives (10%)
Including concepts related to social cognition, learning, socio-cultural and
psychodynamic development, and evolutionary perspectives
- Research Strategies and Methodology (5%)
Including research strategies and methodology of correlational,
experimental, longitudinal, observational, and cross sectional/sequential
- Biological Development Throughout the Life Span (10%)
Brain and nervous system development
The influence of hormones and of drugs
Influences of nutrition and pre/perinatal experiences
Growth and the maturation process
- Perceptual Development Throughout the Life Span (7%)
Sensory acuity and sensory deprivation
Reflex development
- Cognitive Development Throughout the Life Span (12%)
Development of the following skills: memory, problem solving, coordination,
expertise and wisdom, and thought processes
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- Language Development (8%)
Decoding information
Constructing syntax
Controlling language
Secondary language development
Thought processes
Environment and impacts on language
- Intelligence Throughout the Lifespan (4%)
Creativity and intelligence concepts
Environment and heredity
- Social Development Throughout the Life Span (10%)
Attachment and detachment
Sense of self and sense of loss
Morals development
Sexuality and determination
Relationship construction
- Family, Home, and Society Throughout the Life Span (8%)
Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
The end of life process
Family and interpersonal relationships
Styles of parenting
Outside influences
- Personality and Emotion (8%)
Emotional development and expression
Personality development
Erik Erikson's Theory on Social Development
Identity crisis
Theories of Sigmund Freud
- Learning (8%)
Development and habit formation
Conditioning
Skill and behavior acquisition
- Schooling, Work, and Interventions (5%)
Styles of learning
Developmental cycles and principles
Levels of care from pre-school to elder
Post-work life and retirement
- Atypical Development (5%)
Including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mood disturbances,
syndromes and phobias, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
Complete information of what is covered is available at
The College Board.