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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. 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






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






3. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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. _____ had a huge impact on






11. 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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12. 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






13. 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






14. Said that IQ tests are so biased they should be declared illegal






15. 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






16. 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






17. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






18. One individual is studied in dept for a long period of time (situations: you would use this - people in war - murder's - serial killers - multiple personalities)(children with skills to advanced for their age)






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






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






21. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






22. 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






23. Probably the most often looked at score when people look at reports






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






35. 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






36. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






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






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






41. 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






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. Are the scores repeatable?






44. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






45. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






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






47. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






48. 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






49. 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






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







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