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CSET Subtest III: Human Development - 2

Subjects : cset, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. ____ theorists agree that ____ activities serve a valuable function in the development of important ____ and ____ skills in children.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Formation of: body parts - major organs






9. 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






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






11. Transformation of symbols into make - believe play - Pretending helps to build a child's imagination - Imagination boundless at this time - Preschool years






12. 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






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






14. Much of what we know about how children think feel and respond to the world come from him. His theory states that children predictable and orderly stages of cognitive development and at each stage they form a new way to operate and adapt to the world

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






16. An internalized set of rules influencing the feelings - thoughts and behavior of an individual in deciding what is right and wrong.






17. 7-11 years old - Many children grow about 2'/year






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Drawing conclusions from specific examples to make a general conclusion - even when the conclusion is not accurate






27. Children learn from operating in the environment






28. Belief in the ability to do things on one's own






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






30. Children are not equipped: physically - emotionally - socially - compared to adult caregivers






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






32. 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.






33. Considerable interest in - Struggle with eating disorders possible






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






35. 1. Secure Attachment 2. Anxious - Resistant Attachment 3. Anxious - Avoidant Attachment 4. Disorganized - Disoriented Attachment






36. The 4th of Piaget's periods: beginning from 11 years. Form of intelligence in which higher level mental operations make possible logical reasoning with respect to abstract and hypothetical events and not merely concrete objects. Hypothetical Deductiv






37. 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






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

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






40. Miscarriage - Low birth weight - Poor respiratory functioning






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Tag - chasing - wrestling






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