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Educational Psychology Basics

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






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






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






4. 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






5. What are 5 different types of testing?






6. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






7. What are the two types of adaptation?






8. The sens of balance is known as ________________






9. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






10. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






11. 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 )






12. 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)






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. What happened in the past






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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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22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Based on the standard deviation






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






30. Stages all happen in the same sequence






31. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






32. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






35. 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






36. 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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37. More confident and more outgoing






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Define intelligence






45. The occupational choice tends to happen during the beginning of adolescent years : this can lead to an example of _________






46. 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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47. Sometimes given on reports ; were developed back in WWII by air force psychologists and they were used to screen men for different kinds of programs






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






49. 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






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