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Educational Psychology Basics

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






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






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






4. 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 )






5. What are 5 different types of testing?






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






7. 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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8. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






10. What are the two types of adaptation?






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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)






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






17. 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)






18. 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






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






20. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






21. 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






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






23. 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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24. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






25. Are the scores repeatable?






26. 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






27. 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.






28. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






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






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






32. 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






33. More confident and more outgoing






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






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

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36. Define intelligence






37. 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






38. 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






39. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Williams developed a test called black intelligence test of cultural homogeniasis test known as _________






47. 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






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






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






50. The sens of balance is known as ________________