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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. Behavior being measured in experiment






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






3. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






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






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






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






7. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






8. Based on the standard deviation






9. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






11. 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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12. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






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






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






15. 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 )






16. Are the scores repeatable?






17. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. _____ had a huge impact on






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Where is this new experience causes a change in an existing scheme ; child may have to modify this scheme (ex: john lenon's child adding a new idea of what a court is )






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






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






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






34. 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






35. What happened in the past






36. 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






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






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






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






40. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






41. Achieved the success of trying to encourage your kids to experience success and limit the feelings of inferiority

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42. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






44. 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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45. Define intelligence






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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