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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






2. A branch of psychology that studies children in an educational setting and is concerned with teaching and learning methods - cognitive development - and aptitude assessment






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






4. 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






5. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






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






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






8. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






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






10. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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

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12. Where is this new experience causes a change in an existing scheme ; child may have to modify this scheme (ex: john lenon's child adding a new idea of what a court is )






13. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






14. Describing relationships between two factors is a correlation: a statistical description of how closely two variables are related. They can range from -1.00 to +1.00.






15. The child begins to realize that objects can continue to exist when they are out of sight






16. 9 to about 20 years old ; this group he says follows the rules of society because they are the rules of society ; follow the rules to impress other people (like parents and teachers and to show their respect for authority )






17. 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






18. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






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






21. 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






22. What are 5 different types of testing?






23. 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






24. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






26. 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






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

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28. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






29. At any point in a child's development there are problems that the child is just on the verge of being able to solve by them but they dont have quite enough skills to solve them themselves; however - if they are given assistance/guidance they are ofte






30. Piaget did over 40 years of research using experiments and research of how kids ________.






31. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






32. 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






33. Goes from birth to age 1 - during this stage he believes the child begins to learn whether or not they can trust their world

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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. _____ had a huge impact on






40. 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






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






42. 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)






43. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






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






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






46. 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






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. Means a delay or pause or break from your usual activities






49. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






50. 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