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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






3. What happened in the past






4. Having the ability to focus on more than one quality at a time






5. 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






6. 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






7. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






8. Age 4 to 5 years; during this stage the child beings to learn language ; see alot of exploration from the child ; this initiative to explore will be encouraged if the child doesnt feel guilty






9. Based on the standard deviation






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. The purpose of a ____ is to separate the performance of individuals so that there is a distribution of scores from the highest to the lowest score






19. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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. Define intelligence






24. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






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






29. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






31. 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






32. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






44. 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






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






46. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






47. 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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48. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






49. 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






50. What are the two types of adaptation?