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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Child approaches adult explanation 'clouds move because of the wind currents'






2. 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






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






4. How a child thinks of themselves






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






6. 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






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






8. The ability to carry out mathematical operations






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






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






11. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. The ability to think three - dimensionally






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. The idea of thinking about how to think