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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What happened in the past






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






3. 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






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






5. Stages all happen in the same sequence






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






11. Based on the standard deviation






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






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






14. 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


15. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Goes from birth to age 1 - during this stage he believes the child begins to learn whether or not they can trust their world


24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






29. 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 )






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






31. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Talked about kids in schools that were only considered retarded during the 6 hours they were at school






38. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






39. The purpose of a ____ is to separate the performance of individuals so that there is a distribution of scores from the highest to the lowest score






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






41. 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)






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






43. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. What are the two types of adaptation?






50. 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