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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. Formulating a specific hypothesis from any given general theory - what might be






2. 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






3. 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






4. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






5. The distance between a child's actual performance and a child's potential performance






6. 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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7. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






8. Developed with Physical structures to produce sounds - cognitive structures to produce thought process - and social structures to experience language through learning and practicing.






9. By understanding Piaget's stages of cognitive development - teachers can avoid presenting material in the classroom that is beyond the...

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10. 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






11. Based on what can be observed and learned through experience in the child's environment. Learning behavior theories: Ivan Pavlov's and John Watson's classical conditioning B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning. Social theories in understanding child de






12. Mother's age - Birth complications for younger & older mothers - Mother's nutrition






13. The infant readily separates from the caregiver and actively avoids the parent upon return






14. Often during elementary school - Have rules - are competitive - pleasurable - Preschool games more about taking turns - Replace around age 12 by practice play and organized sports - Can be engaged in throughout life






15. While 1 or 2 symptoms do not necessarily mean a child is abused - some common signs are...






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






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






18. A Russian researcher in the early 1900s who was the first research into learned behavior (conditioning) who discovered classical conditioning through the salvation of dogs on the ringing of a bell.






19. Temporary support system to support child until task can be mastered alone






20. Environmental agents that can cause abnormalities in a fetus - Prevent or modify normal cell division - Danger - thus - greatest during embryonic stage (2-8 weeks)






21. 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






22. 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






23. Ages 10 -13 in which children are more concerned about the opinions of their peers. Second level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the child's behavior is governed by conforming to the society's norms of behavior






24. The 4th of Piaget's periods: beginning from 11 years. Form of intelligence in which higher level mental operations make possible logical reasoning with respect to abstract and hypothetical events and not merely concrete objects. Hypothetical Deductiv






25. Identity vs. Identity Confusion (10-20 years - adolescence) - Finding out who they are - what they are all about - where they are going in life. - Confronted with new roles and adult statuses (vocational and romantic) - Identity confusion occurs when






26. Development is motivated by the search for a stable balance toward effective adaptations






27. Child becomes upset when caregiver leaves - is upset during absence






28. 1. Provides an alternative to behavior theorists' belief that children are merely passive learners. Children actively move through operational stages.

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29. Allow them to work through whatever range of feelings they have






30. Alcohol - Nicotine - Drugs






31. The temporary support system from a teacher or older peer to support the child until the task can be mastered alone






32. Piaget quantified the __________________ - suggesting that there are predictable and orderly developmental accomplishments. Children can be tested at each stage to verify their level of cognitive understanding.






33. Children learn from operating in the environment






34. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






35. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






36. Children make errors in their thinking because they cannot understand that an operation moves in more than one direction






37. Vygotsky believed _____ is an essential aspect of cultural development and that _____ growth and language are _____ based






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






39. 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






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






41. Secure attachment is fundamental to a child's ability to emotionally and biologically self - regulate






42. 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






43. Educational Implications of Language Development: Teachers must be aware that the process of language development is multifaceted - including...






44. The purposeful process by which a person generates logical and coherent ideas - evaluates situations - and reaches conclusions.






45. Language development; disagreed with Skinner about language acquisition - stated there is an infinite # of sentences in a language - humans have an inborn native ability to develop language






46. Personality develops through a series of conflicts that are influenced by society. Eight Stages of age specific crisis we pass through in order to create an equilibrium between our self and society. Turning Points.

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47. This is the ability of a child to arrange objects in logical progression






48. Birth to 2 years old - Grow faster in this period than any other






49. Child uses caregiver as secure base from which to explore environment - example - Child freely separates from parent to play






50. A learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement due to the inability of the brain to process symbols; also known as a developmental reading disorder. Skip or reverse words. Confuses left and right reading.