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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. The occupational choice tends to happen during the beginning of adolescent years : this can lead to an example of _________






3. Believed that intelligence is 80% due to heredity; he also believes that innate differences may exist between blacks and whites






4. 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






5. 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






6. The sens of balance is known as ________________






7. 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






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






9. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






11. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






12. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






13. Are the scores repeatable?






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






15. believed that kids develop a sense of morality by going through stages






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






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






18. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. Piaget also believes the cognitive stages children go through are _______






25. 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






26. 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






27. One individual is studied in dept for a long period of time (situations: you would use this - people in war - murder's - serial killers - multiple personalities)(children with skills to advanced for their age)






28. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






29. _____ had a huge impact on






30. 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






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






32. What happened in the past






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






35. 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






36. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






43. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






44. 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






45. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






47. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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