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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Refers to puberty and the hormones influencing behavior and feelings - what Stanley Hall considered adolescence

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6. study of psychological problems related to education - apply psychology theories and research to the class






7. Refers to a persons ability to monitor their own and other peoples feelings and to use this information to guide their thinking and their actions ; some people say this refers more to a personality trait






8. Females are ____ times more likely to attempt suicide but when it comes to _____ boys are more successful






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






10. 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






11. Said that IQ tests are so biased they should be declared illegal






12. A mathematical concept that depicts a bell shaped distributions of scores






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






14. Young kids that talk to themselves






15. 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 )






16. Piaget says the cognitive stages a child goes through are _________






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






18. Williams developed a test called black intelligence test of cultural homogeniasis test known as _________






19. New experiences that fit an existing scheme ; a child sees a ew type of ball and realizes it a ball - different from his ball but understands its still a ball






20. Are the scores repeatable?






21. Sometimes given on reports ; were developed back in WWII by air force psychologists and they were used to screen men for different kinds of programs






22. 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






23. The sens of balance is known as ________________






24. 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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25. 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






26. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






28. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






30. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. The occupational choice tends to happen during the beginning of adolescent years : this can lead to an example of _________






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






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






42. Goes from birth to about the age of 2 years - during this stage schemes are developed primarily through sensory and motor activities ; around the age of 6 to 8 months the child develops an important cognitive milestone object permanence






43. What are the 3 levels of moral reasoning developed by Kohlberg?






44. Piaget didnt believe that _____ plays an imporant role in the child's cognitive development






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






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






47. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






48. 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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49. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






50. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?