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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






2. Difficulty with math






3. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. The ability to think three - dimensionally






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






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






20. 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






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






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






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. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. How a child thinks of themselves






30. Middle school students are fully responsible for their own behavior; understand and can remember and can follow the rules






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






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






33. Negative mood and slow to accept change






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






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. The idea of thinking about how to think






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






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






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






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