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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






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






3. Stages all happen in the same sequence






4. 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






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






6. _____ had a huge impact on






7. More confident and more outgoing






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






9. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






10. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






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






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






15. Piaget also believes the cognitive stages children go through are _______






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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)






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






20. A mathematical concept that depicts a bell shaped distributions of scores






21. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






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






24. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






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






26. The sens of balance is known as ________________






27. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






29. Characterizes : only focus on one characteristic at a time - doesnt have reversibility - often times make decisions based on how things look and have a hard time realizing that an object can posses more than one property or that it can belong to seve






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






35. 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






36. 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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37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Based on the standard deviation






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






44. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






46. Define intelligence






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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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50. 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