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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. _____ had a huge impact on






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Goes from birth to about the age of 2 years - during this stage schemes are developed primarily through sensory and motor activities ; around the age of 6 to 8 months the child develops an important cognitive milestone object permanence






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






15. 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






16. 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)






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






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






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






21. What happened in the past






22. What are 5 different types of testing?






23. 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






24. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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

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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Define intelligence






37. New experiences that fit an existing scheme ; a child sees a ew type of ball and realizes it a ball - different from his ball but understands its still a ball






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. 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






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






41. 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






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

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43. Age 6 to 11 years; during this stage the child begins school; if they are sucsessful in school they develop a sense of accomplishment ; these feelings may stay with a child throughout their entire life






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






48. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






49. 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






50. Young kids that talk to themselves