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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 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)






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






3. 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






4. The occupational choice tends to happen during the beginning of adolescent years : this can lead to an example of _________






5. What are 5 different types of testing?






6. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






7. 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






8. Are the scores repeatable?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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15. What happened in the past






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






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






18. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Having the ability to focus on more than one quality at a time






26. Ruled that tests that are biased (IQ tests) cannot be used for the placement of minority kids into classes






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






28. 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 )






29. 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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30. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






31. What are the two types of adaptation?






32. 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






33. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






34. Talked about kids in schools that were only considered retarded during the 6 hours they were at school






35. Can transform all the GES scores into ______ so they can be compared






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






37. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






45. More confident and more outgoing






46. 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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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 )






50. 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