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Educational Psychology Basics

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






2. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. The sens of balance is known as ________________






9. What are the two types of adaptation?






10. 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






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






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






13. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






15. Are the scores repeatable?






16. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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

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






19. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. 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






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

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27. Based on the standard deviation






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






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






30. More confident and more outgoing






31. 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






32. 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






33. What are 5 different types of testing?






34. 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






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






36. Adolescents who do not feel a sense of crisis about their future career because they avoid thinking about it (lets party attitude)






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






38. Erikson believes the ____ year of life is a CRITICAL PERIOD for the development of ______






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






43. 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






44. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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