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CSET Human Development

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occurs during infancy with movements manipulating objects to receive pleasure






2. 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






3. Infant separates from parents and avoids parent upon reunion






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Negative mood and slow to accept change






14. The idea of thinking about how to think






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Difficulty with math






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. The abiity to solve problems using the body and physical skill (surgeons - craftspeople - dancers - athletes)






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






40. Positive mood and able to adapt to new situations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






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






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