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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. 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






2. 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






3. Easy (flexible) - Difficult (active or feisty) - Slow- to - warm - up (cautious)






4. 1. Child is physically injured by other than accidental means 2. child is subjected to willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment 3. child is abused or exploited sexually 4. child is neglected by a parent or caretaker who fails to provide adequate f






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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






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






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


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






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






16. Mood - generally - Environment - Activity - Threshold for reacting to stimulation






17. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt (1-3yrs) - virtue - Will - Central issue: Can I act on my own? toddler learns how to explore - experiment - make mistakes and test limits to gain self independence of self reliance -






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


19. Children learn from operating in the environment






20. Ages 4 to 10 in which children obey because they're parents tell them to and fear consequences - Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which rewards and punishments dominate moral thinking






21. 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






22. The way children incorporate new information with existing schemes in order to form a new cognitive structure - fitting the new knowledge into a template of existing schemes






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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.


28. 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






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






30. 1. Functional 2. Constructive 3. Pretend or Imaginative 4. Rough - and - Tumble 5. Games with Rules






31. 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






32. 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






33. Tag - chase - wrestling - Begins about the end of early childhood - Most popular during middle childhood






34. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






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






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






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






38. Drawing conclusions from specific examples to make a general conclusion - even when the conclusion is not accurate






39. A study found that children could be described with 9 characteristics they then grouped into 3






40. 8 intelligences - intelligence and talent are two different things. Eight intelligences are linguistic - musical - logical - mathematical - spatial - bodily - kinesthetic - interpersonal - naturalistic - existential


41. Condition of significantly sub - average intelligence combined with deficiencies in adaptive behavior; implies an inability to perform at least some of the ordinary tasks of daily living skills; IQ of 0-70 in categories of mild - moderate - severe -






42. 2 most common feelings a child presents surrounding abuse






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Lack of parenting skills - Economic stressors - Lack of education - Repetition of generational family abuse






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






48. 1. Physical Abuse 2. Physical Neglect 3. Sexual Abuse 4. Emotional Maltreatment






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






50. 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