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CSET Human Development

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Children who find it difficult to distinguish between differences in sounds and may not appar to be paying attention in class






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






9. The idea of thinking about how to think






10. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






11. 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.






12. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Difficulty with math






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. How a child thinks of themselves






33. 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.






34. The ability to think three - dimensionally






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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