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






2. Young children cannot differentiate between their own perspectives and feelings and someone elses






3. Varies greatly depending upon these factors: 1. The child 2. The experience 3. Its frequency 4. What is done about it


4. 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






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






6. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






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






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


9. A collective set of inborn traits that help to construct a child's approach to the world






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Hard of Hearing. Appear lost or confused.






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






17. 2 most common feelings a child presents surrounding abuse






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






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


24. 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






25. Formation of: body parts - major organs






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






37. Involves a given set of rules and declines around age 12 usually replaced with organized sports






38. 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 -






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






40. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






42. Using objects to make something - Combines sensorimotor movements and creation/construction of something - Toddlers & preschoolers






43. 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.






44. Children learn from operating in the environment






45. Vygotsky - Every function in a child's cultural development appears twice -- when?






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






47. 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






48. A successful childhood counseling treatment b/c it allows children to feel less threatened while working out conflicts and expressing their unresolved feelings






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






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