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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language development; disagreed with Skinner about language acquisition - stated there is an infinite # of sentences in a language - humans have an inborn native ability to develop language






2. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






3. Early childhood - 2 to 7 years - Egocentric focus on symbolic thought and imagination - This stage lasts from about two to seven years of age. During this stage - children get better at symbolic thought - but they can't yet reason. According to Piage






4. The infant uses the caregiver as the secure base to explore the environment






5. Using objects to make something - Combines sensorimotor movements and creation/construction of something - Toddlers & preschoolers






6. Alcohol - Nicotine - Drugs






7. Ages 13 to adult in which morality is judged by abstract principles rather than existing rules that govern society and looking into oneself - Involves working out a personal code of ethics. Allows for the possibility of noncompliance with society's r






8. The way children incorporate new information with existing schemes in order to form a new cognitive structure - fitting the new knowledge into a template of existing schemes






9. Trust vs. Mistrust - infancy to 1st year - Physical comfort - minimal fear and low apprehension about the future. Sets stage for life long expectation that world is good. The absence of trust can result in eaving the infant feeeling suspicious - guar






10. Remember Zone of Proximal Development - what can they do on their own - what can they do with help






11. An internalized set of rules influencing the feelings - thoughts and behavior of an individual in deciding what is right and wrong.






12. Children respond automatically since they have formed an association between a stimulus and the response






13. Collective set of inborn traits help to construct a child's approach to the world






14. By understanding Piaget's stages of cognitive development - teachers can avoid presenting material in the classroom that is beyond the...

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15. While 1 or 2 symptoms do not necessarily mean a child is abused - some common signs are...






16. Home environment influences much of a child's _____. Diets of minority families and socioeconomically deprived children are especially ____.






17. Much of what we know about how children think feel and respond to the world come from him. His theory states that children predictable and orderly stages of cognitive development and at each stage they form a new way to operate and adapt to the world

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18. 7-11 years old - Many children grow about 2'/year






19. Condition of significantly sub - average intelligence combined with deficiencies in adaptive behavior; implies an inability to perform at least some of the ordinary tasks of daily living skills; IQ of 0-70 in categories of mild - moderate - severe -






20. Preconventional - conventional - postconventional

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21. Piaget suggested that a child's mind seeks a ________________. At each stage - children form a new way to operate and adapt to the world.






22. Mood - generally - Environment - Activity - Threshold for reacting to stimulation






23. 2 most common feelings a child presents surrounding abuse






24. 8 intelligences - intelligence and talent are two different things. Eight intelligences are linguistic - musical - logical - mathematical - spatial - bodily - kinesthetic - interpersonal - naturalistic - existential

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25. A successful childhood counseling treatment b/c it allows children to feel less threatened while working out conflicts and expressing their unresolved feelings






26. Piaget quantified the __________________ - suggesting that there are predictable and orderly developmental accomplishments. Children can be tested at each stage to verify their level of cognitive understanding.






27. Modern descendent of the first successful intelligence test that measures general intelligence and four factors verbal reasoning - quantitative reasoning - spatial reasoning - and short - term memory.






28. Difficulty paying attention - Easily distracted - Show hyperactivity - Become frustrated easily - Difficulty controlling muscle or motor activity (constantly moving) - Difficulty staying on task - succumbing to whatever attracts their attention - Sho






29. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt (1-3yrs) - virtue - Will - Central issue: Can I act on my own? toddler learns how to explore - experiment - make mistakes and test limits to gain self independence of self reliance -






30. Vygotsky - Every function in a child's cultural development appears twice -- when?






31. Ages 10 -13 in which children are more concerned about the opinions of their peers. Second level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the child's behavior is governed by conforming to the society's norms of behavior






32. Good way to evaluate child's body fat is to review their...






33. Birth to 2 years old - Grow faster in this period than any other






34. Transformation of symbols into make - believe play - Pretending helps to build a child's imagination - Imagination boundless at this time - Preschool years






35. Children imitate behavior through: socialization - by learning gender roles - by self - reinforcement - by self - efficacy - and - via other aspects of personality

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36. Hard of Hearing. Appear lost or confused.






37. Child becomes upset when caregiver leaves - is upset during absence






38. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






39. Through repetition (and based upon the child's experience) - learning is predictable - Teachers can help children be successful by making their world more orderly and predictable - Teachers will recognize that a child's learned experiences can accou






40. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






41. Sternberg's theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence - creative intelligence - and practical intelligence






42. Birth defects - Premature birth - Low birth weight - Neurological disturbances - High startle rate - Learning disabilities - Slowed motor development






43. Development is motivated by the search for a stable balance toward effective adaptations






44. Tag - chase - wrestling - Begins about the end of early childhood - Most popular during middle childhood






45. Be consistent and write down predictable outlines - schedules - and deadlines - Demonstrate and model appropriate behavior - giving positive reinforcement - Talk slowly - making eye contact when possible - and keep conversations brief - Keep peripher






46. Temperament traits are _____ in development of _____ and way a child shows _____ responses.






47. The tendency of the child to focus on only one piece of information at a time while disregarding all others






48. 1. Functional 2. Constructive 3. Pretend or Imaginative 4. Rough - and - Tumble 5. Games with Rules






49. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






50. Temporary support system to support child until task can be mastered alone