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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. Based on the standard deviation






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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)






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






9. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






10. A derived score that indicates the percentage of people at or below this raw score






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






19. Williams developed a test called black intelligence test of cultural homogeniasis test known as _________






20. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






21. 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






22. _____ had a huge impact on






23. 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






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






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






26. Are the scores repeatable?






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






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






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






30. Said that IQ tests are so biased they should be declared illegal






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






32. 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 )






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






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






35. 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






36. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






38. 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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39. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






40. Talked about kids in schools that were only considered retarded during the 6 hours they were at school






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






42. Define intelligence






43. 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 )






44. 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






45. Believes that kids learn about their culture through interaction with those older than they are






46. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






47. Young kids that talk to themselves






48. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






50. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually







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