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Educational Psychology Basics

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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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

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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. _____ had a huge impact on






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






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






17. What happened in the past






18. 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






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






20. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






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






23. Based on the standard deviation






24. 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






25. What are the 4 different identity statuses of James Marcia?






26. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






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






33. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






34. 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






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






36. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






37. 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






38. Piaget believes a child's moral reasoning is tied to their ________; because the 6 year old child has not mastered decentration yet so he can only focus on 1 thing at a time and he focused on the size of the stain so the child with the bigger stain w






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






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






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






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






43. Stages all happen in the same sequence






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






48. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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