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CSET Human Development

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Realiziation that objects can change form (from solid to liquid and back) and still remain the same object - especially during the concrete operational stage






2. The idea of deductive logic - the idea that two concepts or objects have a relationship to each other - especially during the concrete operational stage






3. Occurs at 18 months old in which children transform symbols into make - believe play






4. The act of putting things in order - especially during the concrete operational stage






5. When an individual sees themselves as the center of the universe - especially during the sensorimotor stage






6. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






7. Drawing conclusions from specific examples to make a general conclusion - even if the conclusion is not accurate. A child sees round balls so they presume that all balls are round






8. Difficulty with math






9. Children and adults interpret a new experience in terms of their previous understandings






10. The idea that a child who has formed secured attachments when they are a child are more likely to be successful in school than those that aren't; these are children whose authority figures have been dependable is more liekly to have trusting - loving






11. Focuses on ability to use - apply - implment and put something into practice. They are 'street smart'






12. A child realizes that if A equals B and B equals C - then A equals C. Occurs in the formal operations stage.






13. Developmental reading disorder - they see letters and numbers in different positions or have diffiuclty with eye - hand coordination






14. Negative mood and slow to accept change






15. Slowly adapts to changes as they are repeatedly exposed to it






16. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






17. Middle school students are fully responsible for their own behavior; understand and can remember and can follow the rules






18. How a child thinks of themselves






19. Between ages 4 to 7 - children comprehend that morality is developed through unchangeable rules






20. At ages 7 and up - children realizes that rules are being made by people and can decide between right and wrong






21. Children making errors because they can't understand that an operation moves in more than one direction. Occurs in the pre - operational stage.






22. A child is able to for ma specific hypothesis from any given general theory. A child who observes that short kids aren't selected for the team concludes he won't be selected because he is short. Occurs in the formal operations stage.






23. The idea that children learn from operating in their environment and that teachers can modify behavior by alterring their environments






24. Physical abuse - sexual abuse - neglect - or emotional abuse of a child. most likely caused by parents who were abused when they were younger






25. Having a sensitivity to pitch - emlody - rhythm - and tone






26. Child approaches adult explanation 'clouds move because of the wind currents'






27. The infant uses the caregiver/parent as the secure base to exlpore the environment






28. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






29. By Albert Bandura - that children imitate the beahviors - attitudes - and emotional reaction of others






30. Stage from birth to two years of life. The child uses their senses to ddifferentiate themselvs from the external world






31. A child's development stage between age two to age 7. A child develops symbolic thought and imagination is boundless - they start to ask why questions and make errors in spoken language. The use words to label and order the words






32. Children are aware of the ability to store their experieneces in their head as memory. Occurs in the concrete operational stage






33. A social activity that children engaeg in for its old child and is an important part of cognitive development






34. Children with a difficulty with coordination and appear clumsy and disoriented






35. The process of organizing energy and activity at progressively high levels in order to increase human potential






36. The process by which a child incorporates new experience into previous understandings and modifies that experience to include the new information






37. Has an ability to understand oneself and effectively direct one's life






38. Occurs during infancy with movements manipulating objects to receive pleasure






39. Essentially measures the same elements that are measured by traditional intelligence - such as memory - critical thinking and problem solving






40. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






41. An individual's acceptance of responsibility for their own learning






42. Children who have a difficulty learning because of abormalities such as a mother's use of alcohol or drugs during a pregnancy






43. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






44. Ability to understand others - a people person who has good conversational skills and knows to interact with others






45. A memory strategy in which children repeat a concept that needs to be memorized until they remember it






46. Age above 11 in which children can grasp the ideas of algebratic equations - hypothesis in science - and can think for themselves and can solve complex problems






47. The level of moral development in which children focus on what they are supposed to do from ages 10 to 13. Children are influenced by the behavior of authority figures - like parents and teachers - and seek approval of those figures. Children become






48. People who are intelligent possess a high level of common sense and have the ability to succeed according to personal definition of success






49. Child appeals to causes in nature 'The sun moves the clouds'






50. Children have a problem focusing their attention - become frustrated easily and have difficulty controlling muscle and motor activity