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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Take a standard set of items presented in a uniform manner and the results are reported in terms of standards






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






3. Did research and found that parents tend to treat their boys and girls differently; they became negative when their daughters were overly physical or athletics ( parents were oten not aware of the negative feedback they gave when their daughter was i






4. What happened in the past






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






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






7. 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 )






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. There are adolescents who accept and endorse the career choice made for them by someone else






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






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






22. 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






23. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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. 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






26. Behavior being measured in experiment






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Based on the standard deviation






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






32. 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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33. Characterizes : only focus on one characteristic at a time - doesnt have reversibility - often times make decisions based on how things look and have a hard time realizing that an object can posses more than one property or that it can belong to seve






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






35. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






37. When you play besides someone but not really interacting with them






38. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






39. Compare an individuals performance to that of his or her peers ; 1. they are objective 2. have predetermined answers 3. compare a student's performance to the performance of others 4. the performance is evaluated in terms of norms






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






41. 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






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






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

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






45. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






46. 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






47. How do children develop a sense of right and wrong - what behavior is okay and what behavior is not okay






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






49. What are the two types of adaptation?






50. 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.