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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. 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)


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






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






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






6. Experimental method consists of 2 groups: _____ and ________






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






8. The sens of balance is known as ________________






9. 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






10. 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






11. Talked about kids in schools that were only considered retarded during the 6 hours they were at school






12. 2 to about 7 years; during this stage language develops at a rapid rate - the child no longer thinks as images but in words; increase in terms of language but the way the child thinks is not yet logical






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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


20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. _____ had a huge impact on






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. Young kids that talk to themselves






35. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






36. Based on the standard deviation






37. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






38. 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 )






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






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






41. 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






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






43. What are 5 different types of testing?






44. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






45. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






46. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






48. 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






49. 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






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