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CSET Human Development

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Middle school students are fully responsible for their own behavior; understand and can remember and can follow the rules






2. 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






3. Disabilities in which a child's intelligence does not reflect their low- education skills.






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






5. 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.






6. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






19. 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






20. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. The ability to think three - dimensionally






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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. Difficulty with math






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






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






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






50. 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