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






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






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






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






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






6. The infant shows insecurity and signs of being disoriented






7. At about 18 months






8. 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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9. 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






10. Children mentally connect specific experiences whether or not there is a logical casual relationship






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






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






13. 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 -






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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

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






22. Trust vs. Mistrust - infancy to 1st year - Physical comfort - minimal fear and low apprehension about the future. Sets stage for life long expectation that world is good. The absence of trust can result in eaving the infant feeeling suspicious - guar






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






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






25. 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






26. Boys/girls about same weight/height - Girls growing only slightly slower than boys






27. 12-18 years old - Puberty - Growth spurts and concomitant clumsiness






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Children actively construct their knowledge through society






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






33. Children learn from operating in the environment






34. Home environment influences much of a child's _____. Diets of minority families and socioeconomically deprived children are especially ____.






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






36. 8 intelligences - intelligence and talent are two different things. Eight intelligences are linguistic - musical - logical - mathematical - spatial - bodily - kinesthetic - interpersonal - naturalistic - existential

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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. 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






39. Based on what can be observed and learned through experience in the child's environment. Learning behavior theories: Ivan Pavlov's and John Watson's classical conditioning B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning. Social theories in understanding child de






40. 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






41. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






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






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






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






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






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






47. Preconventional - conventional - postconventional

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






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






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