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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. Vygotsky - Every function in a child's cultural development appears twice -- when?






2. 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






3. 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






4. Belief in the ability to do things on one's own






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






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






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






8. Children learn from operating in the environment






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






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






12. Considerable interest in - Struggle with eating disorders possible






13. Transformations in a child's thought - language - and intelligence. Theories: 1. Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development 2. Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development 3. Multi - theoretical perspectives of language - intelligence - and children with spe






14. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






15. Infant shows - Insecurity - Signs of being disoriented






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






17. 2 most common feelings a child presents surrounding abuse






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Hard of Hearing. Appear lost or confused.






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






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






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






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

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






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






35. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






40. 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 -






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






42. 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






43. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






44. Vygotsky believed _____ is an essential aspect of cultural development and that _____ growth and language are _____ based






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 2-6 years old - Much of baby fat disappears as arms/legs grow longer - Pot belly disappears - internal organs no longer growing faster than body cavity - Decrease in weight is attributed to - walking - fatty tissues start growing at slower rate






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