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Educational Psychology Basics

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






6. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






15. Behavior being measured in experiment






16. 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






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






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






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






20. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Define intelligence






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

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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






33. 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






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






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. What happened in the past






37. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






38. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






39. Young kids that talk to themselves






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

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41. 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






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






43. 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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44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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