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Educational Psychology Basics

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






2. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






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






4. 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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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. 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






7. Define intelligence






8. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






9. What are 5 different types of testing?






10. Young kids that talk to themselves






11. 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 )






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Based on the standard deviation






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






19. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






20. 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.






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






22. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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)






30. The sens of balance is known as ________________






31. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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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36. Piaget didnt believe that _____ plays an imporant role in the child's cognitive development






37. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






38. _____ had a huge impact on






39. 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






40. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






41. What are the 3 levels of moral reasoning developed by Kohlberg?






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






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






44. 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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45. 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






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






47. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






48. 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






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






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







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