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Educational Psychology Basics

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






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






3. 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






4. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






6. 20 and on up if it happens at all; only a small proportion of adults get to this level; these peoplea re able to understand the moral principles behind the rules of society






7. 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






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






9. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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. 1. some people feel as though he may have underestimated the ability of kids 2. he talked about there being 4 distinct stages of development 3. some critics focused too much on what children couldnt do rather than what they could do 4. some think t






12. Relationship between two variables in which the high value of one is associated with a low value of the other; example - outside temperature and weight of clothes people wear






13. 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






14. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






15. 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






16. 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 )






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






18. Did research and used moral dellima stories like Kohlberg to compare males to females; discovered women showed more care/concern; men experience more of a feeling of justice being served






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






20. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






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






23. 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






24. What are 5 different types of testing?






25. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






26. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






27. 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






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






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






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






33. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






35. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






37. Characterizes : only focus on one characteristic at a time - doesnt have reversibility - often times make decisions based on how things look and have a hard time realizing that an object can posses more than one property or that it can belong to seve






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






39. 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






40. When you play besides someone but not really interacting with them






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






42. _____ had a huge impact on






43. 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






44. A derived score that indicates the percentage of people at or below this raw score






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






46. Behavior being measured in experiment






47. 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






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






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






50. Based on the child themselves - if they reach a certain level they pass ( ex: praxis and leap test) ; measures how well a student has achieved specific objectives