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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. Tag - chasing - wrestling






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






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






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






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






6. 7-11 years old - Many children grow about 2'/year






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






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

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

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10. Children learn from operating in the environment






11. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






12. Infant shows - Insecurity - Signs of being disoriented






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






14. Sensorimotor - preoperational - concrete operations - formal operations

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15. The infant uses the caregiver as the secure base to explore the environment






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Ages 13 to adult in which morality is judged by abstract principles rather than existing rules that govern society and looking into oneself - Involves working out a personal code of ethics. Allows for the possibility of noncompliance with society's r






21. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






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






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






24. Formation of: body parts - major organs






25. Alcohol - Nicotine - Drugs






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Occurs when children take existing schemes and adjust them to fit their experience piano/keyboard






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






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






33. 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






34. Modern descendent of the first successful intelligence test that measures general intelligence and four factors verbal reasoning - quantitative reasoning - spatial reasoning - and short - term memory.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Hard of Hearing. Appear lost or confused.






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

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41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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. Home environment influences much of a child's _____. Diets of minority families and socioeconomically deprived children are especially ____.






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






50. 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







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