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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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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4. 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






5. Children learn from operating in the environment






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






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






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






9. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






10. Allow the student to sit behind others so that the student won't disturb others - and teach the student to tap his pencil on a sleeve or leg instead of the table






11. Play is a social activity children engage in just for...






12. 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






13. At about 18 months






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






15. 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 -






16. 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.






17. Easy (flexible) - Difficult (active or feisty) - Slow- to - warm - up (cautious)






18. 1. Teachers can use behavior modification in the classroom as a learning tool (altering the environment or situation to produce a more favorable outcome) 2. Teachers can reinforce positive behavior to produce subsequent desirable behaviors (e.g. - po






19. 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






20. Secure attachment is fundamental to a child's ability to emotionally and biologically self - regulate






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






22. A Russian researcher in the early 1900s who was the first research into learned behavior (conditioning) who discovered classical conditioning through the salvation of dogs on the ringing of a bell.






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Tag - chasing - wrestling






29. Refers to children believing that non - living objects have lifelike qualities






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






31. 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 -






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

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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






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

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39. 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






40. Bruises - Sores - Burns & Child's vague or reluctant response about where they originated






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






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






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






44. This is the ability of a child to arrange objects in logical progression






45. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






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






47. 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






48. Child uses caregiver as secure base from which to explore environment - example - Child freely separates from parent to play






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






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