Test your basic knowledge |

Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The occupational choice tends to happen during the beginning of adolescent years : this can lead to an example of _________






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






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. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






5. 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






6. Behavior being measured in experiment






7. 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






8. Are the scores repeatable?






9. 1. some people feel as though he may have underestimated the ability of kids 2. he talked about there being 4 distinct stages of development 3. some critics focused too much on what children couldnt do rather than what they could do 4. some think t






10. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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






15. One of the approaches Piaget used was the _____ - he would pose a problem then he would ask the child a question and based on the answer he got he would ask the child additional questions






16. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






17. Did research and used moral dellima stories like Kohlberg to compare males to females; discovered women showed more care/concern; men experience more of a feeling of justice being served






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






19. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. Found that parents tend to encourage their daughters to be dependent ; she suggests that parents and teachers encourage them to figure the problem out their selves before they help






25. 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






26. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






28. 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






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






30. What happened in the past






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






32. _____ had a huge impact on






33. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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. 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






40. Categories are 34% - 14% and 2% from the mean ; height - weight - intelligence - will fall under this






41. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






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


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






44. 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






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






46. 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 )






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






48. 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






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






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