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






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






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






4. 8 intelligences - intelligence and talent are two different things. Eight intelligences are linguistic - musical - logical - mathematical - spatial - bodily - kinesthetic - interpersonal - naturalistic - existential


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






6. Tag - chasing - wrestling






7. The child uses words and images to form mental representations to remember objects without being physically present






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






9. 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






10. Boys/girls about same weight/height - Girls growing only slightly slower than boys






11. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






12. 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






13. Play is a social activity children engage in just for...






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






15. Sensorimotor - preoperational - concrete operations - formal operations


16. 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






17. Child readily separates from parent - Actively avoids parent upon reunion






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


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






20. Be consistent and write down predictable outlines - schedules - and deadlines - Demonstrate and model appropriate behavior - giving positive reinforcement - Talk slowly - making eye contact when possible - and keep conversations brief - Keep peripher






21. Poor hygiene - E.g. - soiled clothes - dirty hair - body odor - Poor nutrition - E.g. - excessive hunger - weight loss






22. Bruises - Sores - Burns & Child's vague or reluctant response about where they originated






23. Girls more fatty tissue than boys - Boys more muscle tissue - Height/weight about same - just distributed differently - Boys might tend to be slightly taller/heavier






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






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






26. 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






27. Age - inappropriate sexual behavior or knowledge - Difficulty walking or sitting - Sudden onset of wetting or inflicted self - harm






28. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






29. 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.






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






31. Children observe adult repeatedly punching & knocking down inflated doll - Later - children imitated aggressive behavior in classroom






32. Children respond automatically since they have formed an association between a stimulus and the response






33. 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


34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. 1. Teachers must recognize that children internalize what is right and wrong based upon their basic values and sense of self. 2. Teachers must recognize the sequential foundation upon which higher moral principles are based. 3. Teachers must recogniz






39. Children learn from operating in the environment






40. Sternberg's theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence - creative intelligence - and practical intelligence






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






42. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






43. An internalized set of rules influencing the feelings - thoughts and behavior of an individual in deciding what is right and wrong.






44. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






46. Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience - solve problems - and use knowledge to adapt to new situations Traditional IQ - Gardners's Multiple Intelligence and Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.






47. According to the Individuals with disabilities Act or IDEA all children with disabilities are guaranteed a free - appropriate publec education.






48. At about 18 months






49. The ability to draw conclusions about a relationship between two objects by knowing the relationship to a third object






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