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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. Keeping all variables in both groups the same except for one






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. What are the 4 different identity statuses of James Marcia?






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






13. Age 6 to 11 years; during this stage the child begins school; if they are sucsessful in school they develop a sense of accomplishment ; these feelings may stay with a child throughout their entire life






14. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






16. 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






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






18. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






19. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






26. 1. 1st person that got us looking at the fact that kids develop cognitively in stages 2. got us to realize that kids think differently from each other and from adults 3. got us to realize that qualitative changes in thinking happen as a child goes






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Behavior being measured in experiment






32. What are the two types of adaptation?






33. 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






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






35. Based on the standard deviation






36. 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






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






38. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






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






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






42. _____ had a huge impact on






43. What happened in the past






44. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






45. 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






46. More confident and more outgoing






47. 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






48. 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






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






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