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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are the scores repeatable?






2. 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






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






4. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






6. 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 )






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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 )






14. 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






15. 20 and on up if it happens at all; only a small proportion of adults get to this level; these peoplea re able to understand the moral principles behind the rules of society






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. What are 5 different types of testing?






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






26. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






27. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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






31. There are adolescents who accept and endorse the career choice made for them by someone else






32. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






33. There are adolescents have made a career choice - and are pursuing this choice but this choice is tentative and they can be thrown back into crisis at any time






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






35. Based on the standard deviation






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

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37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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