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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






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






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


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






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






6. 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






7. Strongly improves child's problem - solving abilities - E.g. reading buddies






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. 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 -






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


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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Sensorimotor - preoperational - concrete operations - formal operations


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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






24. Children with a perceptual - motor disability have difficult with coordination and may often appear clumsy or disoriented - Sometimes their hands are in constant motion and may get in the way of their activity






25. Mother's age - Birth complications for younger & older mothers - Mother's nutrition






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






27. Preconventional - conventional - postconventional


28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Considerable interest in - Struggle with eating disorders possible






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






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






36. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






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






38. 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.






39. Match between a child's temperament and environment or demands on child - Ex: quiet child in boisterous family - Ex: active child in scholarly family >






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






41. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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.






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