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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






2. 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






3. 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






4. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






5. 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)






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






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






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






10. Based on the standard deviation






11. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






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






14. Piaget said we has humans inherit two basic tendencies ______ and ______.






15. Are the scores repeatable?






16. 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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17. 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






18. What are the two types of adaptation?






19. More confident and more outgoing






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






21. What happened in the past






22. 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






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






25. Stages all happen in the same sequence






26. Two important factors you need to look at are _____ and _____






27. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Piaget did over 40 years of research using experiments and research of how kids ________.






35. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






36. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






38. 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






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






40. 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)






41. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






43. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






45. Behavior being measured in experiment






46. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






47. 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






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






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






50. 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






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