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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of inborn traitrs that help a child approach the world






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






3. Occurs during infancy with movements manipulating objects to receive pleasure






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






5. The ways individual brains process information - including visual stimuli - is impeded in one way or another






6. The abiity to solve problems using the body and physical skill (surgeons - craftspeople - dancers - athletes)






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






8. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






9. 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






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






11. Between ages 4 to 7 - children comprehend that morality is developed through unchangeable rules






12. 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






13. 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.






14. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






15. How a child thinks of themselves






16. Has an ability to understand oneself and effectively direct one's life






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






18. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






20. The idea of deductive logic - the idea that two concepts or objects have a relationship to each other - especially during the concrete operational stage






21. 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






22. Difficulty with math






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






24. 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






25. Children connnect specific experiences - whether or not they a logical casual relationship. A child who was mean to his sister and then his sister is sick believes in turn that he made his sister sick. Occurs in the pre - operational stage.






26. Having a sensitivity to pitch - emlody - rhythm - and tone






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Play during elementary school with rules that are competitive and pleasurable - replaced by practice play and organized sports






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






35. Negative mood and slow to accept change






36. The idea of thinking about how to think






37. Middle school students are fully responsible for their own behavior; understand and can remember and can follow the rules






38. A memory strategy in which children repeat a concept that needs to be memorized until they remember it






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. Realiziation that objects can change form (from solid to liquid and back) and still remain the same object - especially during the concrete operational stage






44. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






45. Begins at the end of early childhood but popular during mid - childhood like tag - chasing - and wrestling






46. An individual's acceptance of responsibility for their own learning






47. Children and adults interpret a new experience in terms of their previous understandings






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






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






50. A child's tendency to focus on a single piece of information at a time while they are disregarding all others - mostly in the pre - operational stage