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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. One of the approaches Piaget used was the _____ - he would pose a problem then he would ask the child a question and based on the answer he got he would ask the child additional questions






2. Part of What is called assessment; a sample of behavior or knowledge and try to draw conclusions based on that






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






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






5. Erikson said if a child is having feelings of role confusion to take a ________






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






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






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






9. Piaget says the cognitive stages a child goes through are _________






10. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






11. Based on the child themselves - if they reach a certain level they pass ( ex: praxis and leap test) ; measures how well a student has achieved specific objectives






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






17. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






19. 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






20. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






21. The sens of balance is known as ________________






22. 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






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






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






25. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






26. 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






27. Psychologists observe events as they naturally occur in the real world; observe behavior w/out influencing it; used for ethical reasons(ex: child that was being physically abused as a child then became a criminal ) by observing criminals and seeing H






28. 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






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. 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






31. Refers to puberty and the hormones influencing behavior and feelings - what Stanley Hall considered adolescence

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






33. Behavior being measured in experiment






34. 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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35. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






36. 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






37. 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






38. _____ had a huge impact on






39. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






40. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






41. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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

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






44. 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)






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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