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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






2. 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






3. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






4. 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






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






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






7. 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 )






8. 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






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






10. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. New experiences that fit an existing scheme ; a child sees a ew type of ball and realizes it a ball - different from his ball but understands its still a ball






18. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






29. 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






30. What happened in the past






31. Refers to puberty and the hormones influencing behavior and feelings - what Stanley Hall considered adolescence

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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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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42. Achieved the success of trying to encourage your kids to experience success and limit the feelings of inferiority

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43. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






50. 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)