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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. What are 5 different types of testing?






2. 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


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






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






5. Are the scores repeatable?






6. Piaget also found that young kids engage in __________; presume that everyone sees things or experiences things the same way as they do






7. Two important factors you need to look at are _____ and _____






8. Based on the standard deviation






9. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






11. Adolescents who do not feel a sense of crisis about their future career because they avoid thinking about it (lets party attitude)






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. _____ had a huge impact on






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The purpose of a ____ is to separate the performance of individuals so that there is a distribution of scores from the highest to the lowest score






24. 1. some people feel as though he may have underestimated the ability of kids 2. he talked about there being 4 distinct stages of development 3. some critics focused too much on what children couldnt do rather than what they could do 4. some think t






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






26. 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 )






27. When a baby begins to attach to their mother -he did research with ducks. He would take the place of the mother duck during this time of imprinting and the ducks would imprint to him.






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






29. 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






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






31. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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 )






38. 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






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






40. 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)


41. Describing relationships between two factors is a correlation: a statistical description of how closely two variables are related. They can range from -1.00 to +1.00.






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






48. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






50. Behavior being measured in experiment