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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

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






2. 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 -






3. Refers to the match between a child's temperament and environmental demands the child must deal with






4. Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience - solve problems - and use knowledge to adapt to new situations Traditional IQ - Gardners's Multiple Intelligence and Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.






5. Based on what can be observed and learned through experience in the child's environment. Learning behavior theories: Ivan Pavlov's and John Watson's classical conditioning B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning. Social theories in understanding child de






6. Children believe that their thoughts can cause actions whether or not the experiences have a casual relationship - when I move the clouds move - god moves - sun moves - wind currents move






7. 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.






8. Middle childhood - 7 to 11 years - mastery of conservation the child begins to think logically - (7-11 yrs) Children understand conservation - less egocentrism - understand hierarchal classification - can focus on multiple aspects at a time. Children






9. Formulating a specific hypothesis from any given general theory - what might be






10. 12: girls taller/boys weigh more - 13/14: boys taller & weigh more - 18: boys 4' taller 20 lbs heavier - Acceleration large motor physical strength in boys - Clumsy initially -- fast growth arms/legs - Quickly acquire ease of movement






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






12. 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






13. 2-6 years old - Much of baby fat disappears as arms/legs grow longer - Pot belly disappears - internal organs no longer growing faster than body cavity - Decrease in weight is attributed to - walking - fatty tissues start growing at slower rate






14. 1. Use of mediators for learning - A connection/intermediary between the child and that which is to be learned - E.g. - an adult or older child 2. Emphasis of language and shared activity for learning 3. Shared activity






15. Involves a given set of rules and declines around age 12 usually replaced with organized sports






16. Considerable interest in - Struggle with eating disorders possible






17. Occurs when children take existing schemes and adjust them to fit their experience piano/keyboard






18. Children learn from operating in the environment






19. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






20. Estimates indicate ___% of children in US follow all the dietary guidelines.






21. The child uses words and images to form mental representations to remember objects without being physically present






22. Infancy - Birth to 2 years - infants physical response to the immediate surroundings - Infants learn of their environments through sensation and movement. Egocentrism - infants are the center of their universe.






23. Tag - chasing - wrestling






24. Children in the US consume excess ____ and ____.






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






26. Pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. he is famous for use of his operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons a






27. Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Law - ______________ are mandated reporters of child abuse






28. Educational Implications of Language Development: Teachers must be aware that the process of language development is multifaceted - including...






29. 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






30. At about 18 months






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






32. Identity vs. Identity Confusion (10-20 years - adolescence) - Finding out who they are - what they are all about - where they are going in life. - Confronted with new roles and adult statuses (vocational and romantic) - Identity confusion occurs when






33. By 10-12 girls/boys same height/weight - Vast differences gross fine motor skills - Boys' leg/arm muscle coordination stronger - Run faster; jump - catch - throw - kick farther - Girls: stronger fine motor skills - More coordinated hand - manipulatio






34. Age - inappropriate sexual behavior or knowledge - Difficulty walking or sitting - Sudden onset of wetting or inflicted self - harm






35. Sensorimotor movements manipulating objects in order to receive pleasure - Begins during infancy - Involves repetition of behavior/muscle movement - Can be engaged in throughout life






36. Come from both heredity and environment. Many typical changes during childhood are related to maturation. Individual differences tend to increase with age






37. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






38. Young children cannot differentiate between their own perspectives and feelings and someone elses






39. Improves physical strength & coordination - If successful then self - esteem can be highly boosted via approval of peers






40. Children who don't fall into an easy/difficult/cautious category have...






41. ____ theorists agree that ____ activities serve a valuable function in the development of important ____ and ____ skills in children.






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






43. 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






44. 1. Provides an alternative to behavior theorists' belief that children are merely passive learners. Children actively move through operational stages.

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45. 1. release physical energy 2. gain mastery over their bodies 3. acquire new motor skills 4. form better relationships among peers 5. try out new social rules 6. advance cognitive development 7. practice and explore new competencies






46. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






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






48. 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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49. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






50. 1. Child is physically injured by other than accidental means 2. child is subjected to willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment 3. child is abused or exploited sexually 4. child is neglected by a parent or caretaker who fails to provide adequate f