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CSET Human Development

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Children and adults interpret a new experience in terms of their previous understandings






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. The ability to think three - dimensionally






19. Difficulty with math






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






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






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






23. Consists of the ability to create - design - imagine or invent






24. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






25. How a child thinks of themselves






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






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






28. 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






29. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to create something






30. The idea of thinking about how to think






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.