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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. There are adolescents have made a career choice - and are pursuing this choice but this choice is tentative and they can be thrown back into crisis at any time






2. Part of What is called assessment; a sample of behavior or knowledge and try to draw conclusions based on that






3. 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






4. What happened in the past






5. 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






6. 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)






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. 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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12. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






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






20. believed that kids develop a sense of morality by going through stages






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






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






23. 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)






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






25. Liuson and Peskin looked at kids who began to develop physically mature before their class mates ( ___________)






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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 )






34. What are the two types of adaptation?






35. 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






36. What are 5 different types of testing?






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






38. 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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39. 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






40. 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






41. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






43. 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






44. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






45. 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 )






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






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






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. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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