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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Having the ability to focus on more than one quality at a time






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






3. 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






4. Young kids that talk to themselves






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

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6. 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)






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






8. 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






9. Can transform all the GES scores into ______ so they can be compared






10. 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






11. Age 4 to 5 years; during this stage the child beings to learn language ; see alot of exploration from the child ; this initiative to explore will be encouraged if the child doesnt feel guilty






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






17. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






18. 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






19. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






21. 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






22. 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)






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






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






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






26. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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. 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






29. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






32. About 7 to 11 years old; this stage is a major turning point in a child's cognitive development ; child's thinking begins to resemble that of an adult more than that of a child ; child is able to utilize conservation - decentration - and reversibilit






33. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






34. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






35. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






36. 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






37. Based on the standard deviation






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






39. More confident and more outgoing






40. Stages all happen in the same sequence






41. 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






42. 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






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

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






45. There are adolescents who accept and endorse the career choice made for them by someone else






46. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






47. What are 5 different types of testing?






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






49. 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






50. 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