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






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






3. Mood - generally - Environment - Activity - Threshold for reacting to stimulation






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






6. 2 most common feelings a child presents surrounding abuse






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






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






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






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

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11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. Early childhood - 2 to 7 years - Egocentric focus on symbolic thought and imagination - This stage lasts from about two to seven years of age. During this stage - children get better at symbolic thought - but they can't yet reason. According to Piage






21. Recognition that objects and events continue to exist even when they are not visible






22. 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






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






24. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






25. Behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which baby was taught to fear a white rat






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






27. 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.






28. Developed with Physical structures to produce sounds - cognitive structures to produce thought process - and social structures to experience language through learning and practicing.






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Considerable interest in - Struggle with eating disorders possible






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






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






38. Altering the environment or situation to produce a more favorable outcome






39. Children learn from operating in the environment






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






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

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42. WISC. IQ test designed for school - age children. Test assesses potential in many areas - including vocabulary - knowledge - memory - spatial comprehension






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






44. 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






45. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Stresses importance of advancing learning via observing & modeling the: behaviors - attitudes - emotional reactions of others

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