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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. At about 18 months






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Mental structure in which childrens knowledge is ordered into






15. Formation of: body parts - major organs






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Infant shows - Insecurity - Signs of being disoriented






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






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






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


27. 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






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






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






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


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






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






33. The child uses words and images to form mental representations to remember objects without being physically present






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A successful childhood counseling treatment b/c it allows children to feel less threatened while working out conflicts and expressing their unresolved feelings






41. 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






42. 7-11 years old - Many children grow about 2'/year






43. Often during elementary school - Have rules - are competitive - pleasurable - Preschool games more about taking turns - Replace around age 12 by practice play and organized sports - Can be engaged in throughout life






44. Play is critical to _____ advancement in children






45. Toddlers and preschoolers use objects to make something






46. 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






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






48. Children transform symbols into make believe play also pretending






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






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