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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Child appeals to causes in nature 'The sun moves the clouds'






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






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






19. An infant becoems anxious before the caregiver leaves






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






21. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






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






23. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






24. The ability to think three - dimensionally






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Negative mood and slow to accept change






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The idea of thinking about how to think






44. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






45. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






46. 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






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. 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






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






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