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Human Growth and Development
-CLEP* Test

Human Growth and Development CLEP Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 Atypical Development 33
 Biological Development Throughout the Lifespan 44
 Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan 38
 Family and Society Throughout the Lifespan 42
 Intelligence and Social Development Throughout the Lifespan 33
 Language Development 23
 Learning, Schooling, and Intervention 32
 Perceptual and Sensorimotor Development 24
 Research Strategies and Methodology 19
 Theories of Development 31

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.