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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Having the ability to focus on more than one quality at a time






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






8. 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)






9. A tendency we all have to adapt or adjust to our environment; the child uses intellectual processes to transform them so they can use them for new experiences






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






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






21. Based on the standard deviation






22. 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






23. Are the scores repeatable?






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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

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28. 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






29. 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






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






31. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






32. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






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






34. 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






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






37. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Behavior being measured in experiment






49. 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






50. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually