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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : 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. Achieved the success of trying to encourage your kids to experience success and limit the feelings of inferiority

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2. What are 5 different types of testing?






3. Piaget also believes the cognitive stages children go through are _______






4. Ranking a test from highest to lowest scores ; when psychologists look at test performance they look at measures of central tendency






5. Take a standard set of items presented in a uniform manner and the results are reported in terms of standards






6. What are the 4 different identity statuses of James Marcia?






7. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






8. 1. 1st person that got us looking at the fact that kids develop cognitively in stages 2. got us to realize that kids think differently from each other and from adults 3. got us to realize that qualitative changes in thinking happen as a child goes






9. How do children develop a sense of right and wrong - what behavior is okay and what behavior is not okay






10. When a baby begins to attach to their mother -he did research with ducks. He would take the place of the mother duck during this time of imprinting and the ducks would imprint to him.






11. A tendency we all have to adapt or adjust to our environment; the child uses intellectual processes to transform them so they can use them for new experiences






12. Found that from an early age boys are encouraged to be competitive - to achieve - and to control the expression of their feelings; girls at an early age are encouraged to develop close relationhips - talk about their troubles - and show affection and






13. Birth to about 9 years old ; kohlberg says young kids do not understand the rules of society; they follow the rules to avoid punishment






14. Two important factors you need to look at are _____ and _____






15. Relationship between two variables where they increase or decrease together ; example - number of calories and number of pounds gained






16. Belief that some people have that they have little or no control over their lives ; those that often have this have problems with depression






17. Did research and found that parents tend to treat their boys and girls differently; they became negative when their daughters were overly physical or athletics ( parents were oten not aware of the negative feedback they gave when their daughter was i






18. Liuson and Peskin looked at kids who began to develop physically mature before their class mates ( ___________)






19. Ruled that tests that are biased (IQ tests) cannot be used for the placement of minority kids into classes






20. Keeping all variables in both groups the same except for one






21. Age of 12 to 15 years; during this stage the child will be going through adolescence and will develop a sense of ____ or _____ where they arent really sure how to behave or how to be accepted by other or who they are






22. She said what we should strive for is psychological androgony (means not gender specific - can be both male and female characteristics)






23. Piaget believes a child's moral reasoning is tied to their ________; because the 6 year old child has not mastered decentration yet so he can only focus on 1 thing at a time and he focused on the size of the stain so the child with the bigger stain w






24. Piaget also found that young kids engage in __________; presume that everyone sees things or experiences things the same way as they do






25. There are adolescents have made a career choice - and are pursuing this choice but this choice is tentative and they can be thrown back into crisis at any time






26. Older kids have the ability to pour the water back and realize it is the same amount






27. Compare an individuals performance to that of his or her peers ; 1. they are objective 2. have predetermined answers 3. compare a student's performance to the performance of others 4. the performance is evaluated in terms of norms






28. Age 6 to 11 years; during this stage the child begins school; if they are sucsessful in school they develop a sense of accomplishment ; these feelings may stay with a child throughout their entire life






29. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






30. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






31. Believes that kids learn about their culture through interaction with those older than they are






32. Piaget believes that the different thinking throughout childhood occurs in _______






33. 2 to about 7 years; during this stage language develops at a rapid rate - the child no longer thinks as images but in words; increase in terms of language but the way the child thinks is not yet logical






34. Probably the most often looked at score when people look at reports






35. Believed that intelligence is 80% due to heredity; he also believes that innate differences may exist between blacks and whites






36. 1. there was no proof 2. his emphasis on identity crisis may have been from his own experiences in his life and he may have incorporated into a theory for everyone

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37. Talked about kids in schools that were only considered retarded during the 6 hours they were at school






38. Said no with respect to any native born english speak child ( if you were born in this country and you speak english then it wont be bias against you)

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39. At a disadvantage - were popular with their peers and with boys but all things being equal they were likely to suffer from depression more likely to suffer from an eating disorder more likely to become suicidal ; gain weight earlier which is viewed a






40. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






41. Found that parents tend to encourage their daughters to be dependent ; she suggests that parents and teachers encourage them to figure the problem out their selves before they help






42. _____ had a huge impact on






43. In Chicago the judge ruled that IQ tests are not biased against minority kids and that they can be used for placement






44. A window of opportunity; if something doesnt happen during this period it may never happen






45. These kids are only considered 'retarded' during the 6 hours they attend school; characteristics mostly male - minority - come from lower SES familes






46. Are the scores repeatable?






47. Believes kids benefit more when they interact with kids people who are more skilled than they are; believes that language is critical for cognitive development to occur






48. What are the 5 components of the Scientific method?






49. A branch of psychology that studies children in an educational setting and is concerned with teaching and learning methods - cognitive development - and aptitude assessment






50. One individual is studied in dept for a long period of time (situations: you would use this - people in war - murder's - serial killers - multiple personalities)(children with skills to advanced for their age)