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Educational Psychology Basics

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Stages all happen in the same sequence






7. 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






8. 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 )






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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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15. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






16. 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






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






18. 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)






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






20. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






21. 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






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






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






24. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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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31. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






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






33. 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






34. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






39. 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 )






40. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Keeping all variables in both groups the same except for one






49. 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






50. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?