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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. 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






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






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. Type of play begins during infancy with sensorimotor movements manipulating objects on order to receive pleasure






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






7. 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






8. A collective set of inborn traits that help to construct a child's approach to the world






9. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






10. 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






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






12. Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 years - preschool years) - - As challenges occur - initiative is needed for purposeful behavior - responsibility for body - behavior - toys - pets - etc...The child may feel like anything he does may dissappoint people aroun






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






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






15. A learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement due to the inability of the brain to process symbols; also known as a developmental reading disorder. Skip or reverse words. Confuses left and right reading.






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






17. Vygotsky believed _____ is an essential aspect of cultural development and that _____ growth and language are _____ based






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






19. 1. Physical Abuse 2. Physical Neglect 3. Sexual Abuse 4. Emotional Maltreatment






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






21. According to the Individuals with disabilities Act or IDEA all children with disabilities are guaranteed a free - appropriate publec education.






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






23. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






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






25. A study found that children could be described with 9 characteristics they then grouped into 3






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






27. Environmental agents that can cause abnormalities in a fetus - Prevent or modify normal cell division - Danger - thus - greatest during embryonic stage (2-8 weeks)






28. 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






29. The purposeful process by which a person generates logical and coherent ideas - evaluates situations - and reaches conclusions.






30. Formation of: body parts - major organs






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






32. 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.






33. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






34. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






35. The ability to draw conclusions about a relationship between two objects by knowing the relationship to a third object






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

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37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






45. ndustry vs. Inferiority (6 years - puberty) - Mastering knowledge and intellectual skills - enthusiastic about learning - imagination - Inferiority if feelings of incompetence and unproductiveness arise. If inferiority out weights industry - low self






46. 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






47. 1. Teachers must recognize that children internalize what is right and wrong based upon their basic values and sense of self. 2. Teachers must recognize the sequential foundation upon which higher moral principles are based. 3. Teachers must recogniz






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






49. 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






50. Lack of parenting skills - Economic stressors - Lack of education - Repetition of generational family abuse