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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Being able to realize that properties can stay the same in spite of a change in appearance ; what he found from his study was children under the age of 6 said that there was more water in beaker 1 than beaker 3 (even though it was the same amount of






3. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






4. Behavior being measured in experiment






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






6. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






7. 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






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






9. What are the two types of adaptation?






10. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






11. What are 5 different types of testing?






12. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






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






15. _____ had a huge impact on






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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)






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






27. 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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28. 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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29. The child begins to realize that objects can continue to exist when they are out of sight






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






31. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






33. When a child encounters a new experience that does not fit an existing scheme _________ becomes necessary






34. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Erikson said if a child is having feelings of role confusion to take a ________






41. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






42. At any point in a child's development there are problems that the child is just on the verge of being able to solve by them but they dont have quite enough skills to solve them themselves; however - if they are given assistance/guidance they are ofte






43. 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.






44. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






45. 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






46. Was influenced by the works of Erikson - talked about adolescents going through different identity statuses ( identity choices )






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






48. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






49. Part of What is called assessment; a sample of behavior or knowledge and try to draw conclusions based on that






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)