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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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. Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 years - preschool years) - - As challenges occur - initiative is needed for purposeful behavior - responsibility for body - behavior - toys - pets - etc...The child may feel like anything he does may dissappoint people aroun






2. Think about thinking occurs in the concrete operations period - a child;s awareness of knowing about one's own knowledge






3. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






4. Hard of Hearing. Appear lost or confused.






5. Infant shows - Insecurity - Signs of being disoriented






6. Early childhood - 2 to 7 years - Egocentric focus on symbolic thought and imagination - This stage lasts from about two to seven years of age. During this stage - children get better at symbolic thought - but they can't yet reason. According to Piage






7. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






8. 8 intelligences - intelligence and talent are two different things. Eight intelligences are linguistic - musical - logical - mathematical - spatial - bodily - kinesthetic - interpersonal - naturalistic - existential

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9. 2-6 years old - Much of baby fat disappears as arms/legs grow longer - Pot belly disappears - internal organs no longer growing faster than body cavity - Decrease in weight is attributed to - walking - fatty tissues start growing at slower rate






10. 1. release physical energy 2. gain mastery over their bodies 3. acquire new motor skills 4. form better relationships among peers 5. try out new social rules 6. advance cognitive development 7. practice and explore new competencies






11. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






12. Altering the environment or situation to produce a more favorable outcome






13. Children imitate behavior through: socialization - by learning gender roles - by self - reinforcement - by self - efficacy - and - via other aspects of personality

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14. Stresses importance of advancing learning via observing & modeling the: behaviors - attitudes - emotional reactions of others

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15. Home environment influences much of a child's _____. Diets of minority families and socioeconomically deprived children are especially ____.






16. Children with a perceptual - motor disability have difficult with coordination and may often appear clumsy or disoriented - Sometimes their hands are in constant motion and may get in the way of their activity






17. Piaget suggested that a child's mind seeks a ________________. At each stage - children form a new way to operate and adapt to the world.






18. Temperament traits are _____ in development of _____ and way a child shows _____ responses.






19. Children are not equipped: physically - emotionally - socially - compared to adult caregivers






20. Much of what we know about how children think feel and respond to the world come from him. His theory states that children predictable and orderly stages of cognitive development and at each stage they form a new way to operate and adapt to the world

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21. WISC. IQ test designed for school - age children. Test assesses potential in many areas - including vocabulary - knowledge - memory - spatial comprehension






22. A conceptual tool that allows a child to recognize that when altering the appearance of an object the basic properties do not change






23. Belief in the ability to do things on one's own






24. Come from both heredity and environment. Many typical changes during childhood are related to maturation. Individual differences tend to increase with age






25. Middle childhood - 7 to 11 years - mastery of conservation the child begins to think logically - (7-11 yrs) Children understand conservation - less egocentrism - understand hierarchal classification - can focus on multiple aspects at a time. Children






26. Birth defects - Premature birth - Low birth weight - Neurological disturbances - High startle rate - Learning disabilities - Slowed motor development






27. 1. Use of mediators for learning - A connection/intermediary between the child and that which is to be learned - E.g. - an adult or older child 2. Emphasis of language and shared activity for learning 3. Shared activity






28. Allow the student to sit behind others so that the student won't disturb others - and teach the student to tap his pencil on a sleeve or leg instead of the table






29. The infant uses the caregiver as the secure base to explore the environment






30. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






31. Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Law - ______________ are mandated reporters of child abuse






32. By 10-12 girls/boys same height/weight - Vast differences gross fine motor skills - Boys' leg/arm muscle coordination stronger - Run faster; jump - catch - throw - kick farther - Girls: stronger fine motor skills - More coordinated hand - manipulatio






33. 12: girls taller/boys weigh more - 13/14: boys taller & weigh more - 18: boys 4' taller 20 lbs heavier - Acceleration large motor physical strength in boys - Clumsy initially -- fast growth arms/legs - Quickly acquire ease of movement






34. Difficulty paying attention - Easily distracted - Show hyperactivity - Become frustrated easily - Difficulty controlling muscle or motor activity (constantly moving) - Difficulty staying on task - succumbing to whatever attracts their attention - Sho






35. Pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous for use of his operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons a






36. Trust vs. Mistrust - infancy to 1st year - Physical comfort - minimal fear and low apprehension about the future. Sets stage for life long expectation that world is good. The absence of trust can result in eaving the infant feeeling suspicious - guar






37. Through repetition (and based upon the child's experience) - learning is predictable - Teachers can help children be successful by making their world more orderly and predictable - Teachers will recognize that a child's learned experiences can accou






38. Transformation of symbols into make - believe play - Pretending helps to build a child's imagination - Imagination boundless at this time - Preschool years






39. Children learn from operating in the environment






40. Strongly improves child's problem - solving abilities - E.g. reading buddies






41. The tendency of the child to focus on only one piece of information at a time while disregarding all others






42. ____ theorists agree that ____ activities serve a valuable function in the development of important ____ and ____ skills in children.






43. Improves physical strength & coordination - If successful then self - esteem can be highly boosted via approval of peers






44. Children believe that their thoughts can cause actions whether or not the experiences have a casual relationship - when I move the clouds move - god moves - sun moves - wind currents move






45. Collective set of inborn traits help to construct a child's approach to the world






46. Most children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity - but there are some children who are inattentive and do not show signs of hyperactivity; these children have Attention Deficit Dis






47. Estimates indicate ___% of children in US follow all the dietary guidelines.






48. Type of play begins during infancy with sensorimotor movements manipulating objects on order to receive pleasure






49. Match between a child's temperament and environment or demands on child - Ex: quiet child in boisterous family - Ex: active child in scholarly family >






50. 1. Teachers can use behavior modification in the classroom as a learning tool (altering the environment or situation to produce a more favorable outcome) 2. Teachers can reinforce positive behavior to produce subsequent desirable behaviors (e.g. - po