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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. 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






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






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






4. The 4th of Piaget's periods: beginning from 11 years. Form of intelligence in which higher level mental operations make possible logical reasoning with respect to abstract and hypothetical events and not merely concrete objects. Hypothetical Deductiv






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






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






7. 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






8. Formation of: body parts - major organs






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






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






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






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

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






14. The distance between a child's actual performance and a child's potential performance






15. Varies greatly depending upon these factors: 1. The child 2. The experience 3. Its frequency 4. What is done about it

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16. 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






17. Children make errors in their thinking because they cannot understand that an operation moves in more than one direction






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






19. Poor hygiene - E.g. - soiled clothes - dirty hair - body odor - Poor nutrition - E.g. - excessive hunger - weight loss






20. 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






21. Allow them to work through whatever range of feelings they have






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

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23. 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






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






25. Belief in the ability to do things on one's own






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






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






28. Tag - chasing - wrestling






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






30. Child readily separates from parent - Actively avoids parent upon reunion






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






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






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






34. Children observe adult repeatedly punching & knocking down inflated doll - Later - children imitated aggressive behavior in classroom






35. 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






36. Personality develops through a series of conflicts that are influenced by society. Eight Stages of age specific crisis we pass through in order to create an equilibrium between our self and society. Turning Points.

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37. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






38. The temporary support system from a teacher or older peer to support the child until the task can be mastered alone






39. A conceptual tool that allows a child to recognize that when altering the appearance of an object the basic properties do not change






40. Alcohol - Nicotine - Drugs






41. 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






42. Boys/girls about same weight/height - Girls growing only slightly slower than boys






43. Think about thinking occurs in the concrete operations period - a child;s awareness of knowing about one's own knowledge






44. 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.






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






46. Mental retardation via FAS - FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Low birth weight - Unusual facial characteristics






47. Most children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity - but there are some children who are inattentive and do not show signs of hyperactivity; these children have Attention Deficit Dis






48. 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






49. 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






50. The infant readily separates from the caregiver and actively avoids the parent upon return