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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






2. believed that kids develop a sense of morality by going through stages






3. Where is this new experience causes a change in an existing scheme ; child may have to modify this scheme (ex: john lenon's child adding a new idea of what a court is )






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






5. There are adolescents who accept and endorse the career choice made for them by someone else






6. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






8. Goes from birth to age 1 - during this stage he believes the child begins to learn whether or not they can trust their world

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






10. When the experimenter or the subject dont know which group they are in ; helps to avoid experimental bias and certain kinds of treatment that may change subjects behavior






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






12. Can transform all the GES scores into ______ so they can be compared






13. Behavior being measured in experiment






14. Ages 2 to 3 ; during this stage kids may develop a sense of independence ; they begin to walk and potty train(learn self control) - 'NO!' Erikson believes this is the child developing a sense of _______(self confidence)






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






16. The child begins to realize that objects can continue to exist when they are out of sight






17. Piaget did over 40 years of research using experiments and research of how kids ________.






18. One of the approaches Piaget used was the _____ - he would pose a problem then he would ask the child a question and based on the answer he got he would ask the child additional questions






19. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






20. 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






21. Describing relationships between two factors is a correlation: a statistical description of how closely two variables are related. They can range from -1.00 to +1.00.






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






23. 9 to about 20 years old ; this group he says follows the rules of society because they are the rules of society ; follow the rules to impress other people (like parents and teachers and to show their respect for authority )






24. Categories are 34% - 14% and 2% from the mean ; height - weight - intelligence - will fall under this






25. Define intelligence






26. 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






27. 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






28. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






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






31. About 7 to 11 years old; this stage is a major turning point in a child's cognitive development ; child's thinking begins to resemble that of an adult more than that of a child ; child is able to utilize conservation - decentration - and reversibilit






32. Being in that area of being able to do things by themselves with a little of assistance






33. They were more self confident - had higher self esteem - more likely to be leaders and more likely to receive favorable comments from adults ; this happens because the look ... and are better athletes; the only bad thing is that they are more likely






34. Piaget said we has humans inherit two basic tendencies ______ and ______.






35. Psychologists observe events as they naturally occur in the real world; observe behavior w/out influencing it; used for ethical reasons(ex: child that was being physically abused as a child then became a criminal ) by observing criminals and seeing H






36. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






37. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






38. By the age of 9 _________ disappears because they reach the cognitive level where this form of speech does not need to guide their behavior or thinking any more






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






41. 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






42. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






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

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






46. Most psychologists believe that intelligence is due to ___ ____; you cant prove which one is more or if they equal but they both play a role






47. What are 5 different types of testing?






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






49. Said alot of kids were able to describe what they were supposed to do in hypothetial situation but when you place them in a real life situation they often engage in the opposite behavior ; final observation: kids know the rules - they just dont follo






50. Are the scores repeatable?