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CSET Human Development

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1. 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






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






3. Occurs at 18 months old in which children transform symbols into make - believe play






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. The idea of thinking about how to think






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






13. Difficulty with math






14. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






16. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






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






18. Slowly adapts to changes as they are repeatedly exposed to it






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. A social activity that children engaeg in for its old child and is an important part of cognitive development






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. How a child thinks of themselves






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Providing an environment that provides an environment for all students to think and learn






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. At ages 7 and up - children realizes that rules are being made by people and can decide between right and wrong






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






45. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






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






47. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






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






49. Negative mood and slow to accept change






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