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CSET Human Development

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  • 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. Consists of the ability to create - design - imagine or invent






2. The way that a child mentally represents and organizes the world. An infant sitting on a high chair drops a plastic cup on the floor thinking someone will pick it up.






3. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






4. The support system that a teacher provides to support achild until the task can be mastered alone






5. Children with a difficulty with coordination and appear clumsy and disoriented






6. Children who have a difficulty learning because of abormalities such as a mother's use of alcohol or drugs during a pregnancy






7. Negative mood and slow to accept change






8. The idea of thinking about how to think






9. Child appeals to a powerful force 'God moves the clouds'






10. The idea that a child who has formed secured attachments when they are a child are more likely to be successful in school than those that aren't; these are children whose authority figures have been dependable is more liekly to have trusting - loving






11. Developmental reading disorder - they see letters and numbers in different positions or have diffiuclty with eye - hand coordination






12. The process by which a child incorporates new experience into previous understandings and modifies that experience to include the new information






13. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






14. The act of self - defining one's self through making good choices - decisions - exploring their values and their attitudes; increased responsibility means moving towards adulthood






15. The idea that children learn from operating in their environment and that teachers can modify behavior by alterring their environments






16. Age above 11 in which children can grasp the ideas of algebratic equations - hypothesis in science - and can think for themselves and can solve complex problems






17. Stage from birth to two years of life. The child uses their senses to ddifferentiate themselvs from the external world






18. Realizing that seen objects still exist after being hidden from sight - occurs during the sensori - motor stage






19. The level of moral development in which children focus on what they are supposed to do from ages 10 to 13. Children are influenced by the behavior of authority figures - like parents and teachers - and seek approval of those figures. Children become






20. Children can 'think about thinking' in the concrete operations period. Occurs in the concrete operational stage






21. Difficulty with math






22. The level of moral development that children start out as from ages four to 10. Children avoid wrong - doing so they do not get in trouble. Children realize fairness and understand that people act in their own best interest






23. Reality is defined by apperance 'When I move - the clouds move with me.'






24. Development of a child in three phases - state of balance - thought changes and cnoflict ammerges - and through assimilation and accomodation - a more sophisticated form of thought surfaces






25. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






26. A collection of abilities that allow a child to learn - think - experience - and adapt to a new situation in the world






27. Children making errors because they can't understand that an operation moves in more than one direction. Occurs in the pre - operational stage.






28. A child's development stage between age two to age 7. A child develops symbolic thought and imagination is boundless - they start to ask why questions and make errors in spoken language. The use words to label and order the words






29. Children have a problem focusing their attention - become frustrated easily and have difficulty controlling muscle and motor activity






30. A child is able to for ma specific hypothesis from any given general theory. A child who observes that short kids aren't selected for the team concludes he won't be selected because he is short. Occurs in the formal operations stage.






31. The idea that behavior is leaerned based upon repetition - association and antiicipation - through thorough repetition - learning can be predictable






32. The infant uses the caregiver/parent as the secure base to exlpore the environment






33. By Albert Bandura - that children imitate the beahviors - attitudes - and emotional reaction of others






34. People who are intelligent possess a high level of common sense and have the ability to succeed according to personal definition of success






35. Essentially measures the same elements that are measured by traditional intelligence - such as memory - critical thinking and problem solving






36. Child approaches adult explanation 'clouds move because of the wind currents'






37. Children learn about fairness and understand that there must be rules






38. A child realizes that if A equals B and B equals C - then A equals C. Occurs in the formal operations stage.






39. The act of putting things in order - especially during the concrete operational stage






40. Realizing that a pile of pennies can contain the same number as an amount of spread out pennies - especially during the concrete operational stage. A child is able to understand numbers - volumes - weight - and matter. Occurs in the concrete operatio






41. The ability to think in words and to use langauge to express meaning






42. When an individual sees themselves as the center of the universe - especially during the sensorimotor stage






43. Drawing conclusions from specific examples to make a general conclusion - even if the conclusion is not accurate. A child sees round balls so they presume that all balls are round






44. Child appeals to causes in nature 'The sun moves the clouds'






45. Children can understand simple concrete rules - wait their turn - sit at tables - will need to be constnatly reminded of rules - follow rules to avoid punishment - become aware over time that there are reasons for rules






46. Focuses on ability to use - apply - implment and put something into practice. They are 'street smart'






47. Children think of the principles of society's laws and norms from ages 13 and up. Individuals think about their inalienable rights (like liberty and pursuit of happiness) and not just the specific laws themselves. Children are willing to stand up and






48. Age between seven to eleven in which a child can solve simple problems while thinking about multiple dimensions of information






49. The ability to observe patterns in nnature and understand natural and human - made systems






50. Ability to understand others - a people person who has good conversational skills and knows to interact with others