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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






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






3. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






5. 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 )






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






7. 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






8. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






10. 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)






11. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






18. Based on the standard deviation






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






20. 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)






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






22. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






23. What happened in the past






24. Stages all happen in the same sequence






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






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






32. 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






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

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






35. 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






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






37. Was influenced by the works of Erikson - talked about adolescents going through different identity statuses ( identity choices )






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 1. some people feel as though he may have underestimated the ability of kids 2. he talked about there being 4 distinct stages of development 3. some critics focused too much on what children couldnt do rather than what they could do 4. some think t






43. 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






44. 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 )






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. Does it measure what it claims to measure?