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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Being in that area of being able to do things by themselves with a little of assistance






2. 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






3. What are the two types of adaptation?






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






8. 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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9. 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






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






11. 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






12. A derived score that indicates the percentage of people at or below this raw score






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






14. 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)






15. 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






16. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






17. About 7 to 11 years old; this stage is a major turning point in a child's cognitive development ; child's thinking begins to resemble that of an adult more than that of a child ; child is able to utilize conservation - decentration - and reversibilit






18. These individuals often times have more feelings of inferiority - not as popular as the ..... typically - more likely to engage in attention getting behavior (silly goofy stuff)






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






28. Keeping all variables in both groups the same except for one






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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 )






34. 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






35. Erikson said if a child is having feelings of role confusion to take a ________






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






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






38. 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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39. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Young kids that talk to themselves






50. 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