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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. Young kids that talk to themselves






6. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






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






10. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






11. 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






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






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






14. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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

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16. 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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17. 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






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 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






20. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






21. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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)






34. 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






35. _____ had a huge impact on






36. Take a standard set of items presented in a uniform manner and the results are reported in terms of standards






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. What happened in the past






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






42. Are the scores repeatable?






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






44. 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)






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






46. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






47. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






49. More confident and more outgoing






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