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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






3. 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 )






4. 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






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






6. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. What are 5 different types of testing?






24. Define intelligence






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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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31. 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






32. 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






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. Belief that some people have that they have little or no control over their lives ; those that often have this have problems with depression






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






36. 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






37. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






38. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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

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40. 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






41. Means a delay or pause or break from your usual activities






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






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






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






45. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






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






47. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






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






50. What happened in the past