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CSET Human Development

Subjects : cset, teaching
Instructions:
  • 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. Children who find it difficult to distinguish between differences in sounds and may not appar to be paying attention in class






2. Physical abuse - sexual abuse - neglect - or emotional abuse of a child. most likely caused by parents who were abused when they were younger






3. 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






4. Difficulty with math






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






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






7. Negative mood and slow to accept change






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






9. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






11. 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.






12. The process of organizing energy and activity at progressively high levels in order to increase human potential






13. A set of inborn traitrs that help a child approach the world






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






15. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






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






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






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






19. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






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






21. 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






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






23. How a child thinks of themselves






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Children are aware of the ability to store their experieneces in their head as memory. Occurs in the concrete operational stage






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






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






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






44. Children belive that non - living objects have lifelike qualiies like through imaginary friends. Occurs in the pre - operational stage.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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