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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. Can transform all the GES scores into ______ so they can be compared






2. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






3. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






4. Age of 12 to 15 years; during this stage the child will be going through adolescence and will develop a sense of ____ or _____ where they arent really sure how to behave or how to be accepted by other or who they are






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Characterizes : only focus on one characteristic at a time - doesnt have reversibility - often times make decisions based on how things look and have a hard time realizing that an object can posses more than one property or that it can belong to seve






10. Categories are 34% - 14% and 2% from the mean ; height - weight - intelligence - will fall under this






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






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






13. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






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






15. A window of opportunity; if something doesnt happen during this period it may never happen






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






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. 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






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






21. 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 )






22. 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 )






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






24. 1. 1st person that got us looking at the fact that kids develop cognitively in stages 2. got us to realize that kids think differently from each other and from adults 3. got us to realize that qualitative changes in thinking happen as a child goes






25. 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






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






27. Define intelligence






28. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






29. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






38. 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






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






40. Piaget believes that the different thinking throughout childhood occurs in _______






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. Believes that kids learn about their culture through interaction with those older than they are






48. Believed that intelligence is 80% due to heredity; he also believes that innate differences may exist between blacks and whites






49. 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)






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







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