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Educational Psychology Basics

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






2. What are 5 different types of testing?






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Piaget believes a child's moral reasoning is tied to their ________; because the 6 year old child has not mastered decentration yet so he can only focus on 1 thing at a time and he focused on the size of the stain so the child with the bigger stain w






13. 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)






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






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






16. What happened in the past






17. 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






18. 1. there was no proof 2. his emphasis on identity crisis may have been from his own experiences in his life and he may have incorporated into a theory for everyone

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19. 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.






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






21. Probably the most often looked at score when people look at reports






22. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






23. When you play besides someone but not really interacting with them






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






25. What are the two types of adaptation?






26. 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






27. 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






28. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






37. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






38. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






39. 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






40. Define intelligence






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






42. 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 )






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






44. 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






45. Piaget believes that the different thinking throughout childhood occurs in _______






46. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






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






50. 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 )