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Educational Psychology Basics

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






2. Older kids have the ability to pour the water back and realize it is the same amount






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






4. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






5. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






6. What are 5 different types of testing?






7. A window of opportunity; if something doesnt happen during this period it may never happen






8. 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






9. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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

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






17. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






19. Define intelligence






20. Young kids that talk to themselves






21. 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






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






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






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






26. 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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27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. Being able to realize that properties can stay the same in spite of a change in appearance ; what he found from his study was children under the age of 6 said that there was more water in beaker 1 than beaker 3 (even though it was the same amount of






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






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






36. These individuals often times have more feelings of inferiority - not as popular as the ..... typically - more likely to engage in attention getting behavior (silly goofy stuff)






37. Stages all happen in the same sequence






38. 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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39. 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






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

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41. 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






42. 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






43. When the experimenter or the subject dont know which group they are in ; helps to avoid experimental bias and certain kinds of treatment that may change subjects behavior






44. 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






45. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






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






48. 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






49. Was influenced by the works of Erikson - talked about adolescents going through different identity statuses ( identity choices )






50. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____