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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






2. _____ had a huge impact on






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






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






5. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. When you play besides someone but not really interacting with them






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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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14. 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






15. What are 5 different types of testing?






16. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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 )






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. The sens of balance is known as ________________






32. Are the scores repeatable?






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






34. 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)






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






36. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






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






40. Define intelligence






41. 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)






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. Did research and used moral dellima stories like Kohlberg to compare males to females; discovered women showed more care/concern; men experience more of a feeling of justice being served






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






49. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






50. 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