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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. There are adolescents who accept and endorse the career choice made for them by someone else






2. Was influenced by the works of Erikson - talked about adolescents going through different identity statuses ( identity choices )






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






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






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






6. 20 and on up if it happens at all; only a small proportion of adults get to this level; these peoplea re able to understand the moral principles behind the rules of society






7. What are the two types of adaptation?






8. Behavior being measured in experiment






9. What happened in the past






10. Being able to realize that properties can stay the same in spite of a change in appearance ; what he found from his study was children under the age of 6 said that there was more water in beaker 1 than beaker 3 (even though it was the same amount of






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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 )






15. 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






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. 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






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






22. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






23. These individuals often times have more feelings of inferiority - not as popular as the ..... typically - more likely to engage in attention getting behavior (silly goofy stuff)






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Are the scores repeatable?






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






39. Based on the standard deviation






40. 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






41. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






42. 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






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






44. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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