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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The idea of thinking about how to think






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






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






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






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






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






27. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






38. 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






39. Negative mood and slow to accept change






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






41. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






49. Child appeals to causes in nature 'The sun moves the clouds'






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