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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Take a standard set of items presented in a uniform manner and the results are reported in terms of standards






2. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






3. Piaget believes that the different thinking throughout childhood occurs in _______






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






27. 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






28. 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






29. Define intelligence






30. How do children develop a sense of right and wrong - what behavior is okay and what behavior is not okay






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






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






33. 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






34. Are the scores repeatable?






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

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






37. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






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






41. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






42. 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






43. _____ had a huge impact on






44. 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






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

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






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






48. What are the 5 components of the Scientific method?






49. 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






50. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?