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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. 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






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






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






4. Children mentally connect specific experiences whether or not there is a logical casual relationship






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






6. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






7. 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






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






9. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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

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






17. Formation of: body parts - major organs






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 1. Secure Attachment 2. Anxious - Resistant Attachment 3. Anxious - Avoidant Attachment 4. Disorganized - Disoriented Attachment






26. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






28. 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 -






29. Tag - chasing - wrestling






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Infancy - Birth to 2 years - infants physical response to the immediate surroundings - Infants learn of their environments through sensation and movement. Egocentrism - infants are the center of their universe.






35. Refers to children believing that non - living objects have lifelike qualities






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






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






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






39. Sensorimotor movements manipulating objects in order to receive pleasure - Begins during infancy - Involves repetition of behavior/muscle movement - Can be engaged in throughout life






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Mental retardation via FAS - FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Low birth weight - Unusual facial characteristics






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






45. 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






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

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47. 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






48. 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






49. The infant becomes anxious before the caregiver leaves and is upset during their absence






50. 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






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