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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Define intelligence






2. More confident and more outgoing






3. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






4. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






6. Relationship between two variables in which the high value of one is associated with a low value of the other; example - outside temperature and weight of clothes people wear






7. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






9. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. One individual is studied in dept for a long period of time (situations: you would use this - people in war - murder's - serial killers - multiple personalities)(children with skills to advanced for their age)






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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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20. 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






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






22. 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)






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






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






25. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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)






32. 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






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






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






35. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






36. 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






37. 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






38. _____ had a huge impact on






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






40. Ruled that tests that are biased (IQ tests) cannot be used for the placement of minority kids into classes






41. 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






42. What are 5 different types of testing?






43. 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






44. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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