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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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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2. Relationship between two variables where they increase or decrease together ; example - number of calories and number of pounds gained






3. 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






4. Stages all happen in the same sequence






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






11. Define intelligence






12. 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






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






14. What are 5 different types of testing?






15. Based on the standard deviation






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Older kids have the ability to pour the water back and realize it is the same amount






24. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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 )






28. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






36. Erikson said if a child is having feelings of role confusion to take a ________






37. In Chicago the judge ruled that IQ tests are not biased against minority kids and that they can be used for placement






38. 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






39. 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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40. The sens of balance is known as ________________






41. 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.






42. 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






43. _____ had a huge impact on






44. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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 )






48. Behavior being measured in experiment






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






50. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?