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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. Describing relationships between two factors is a correlation: a statistical description of how closely two variables are related. They can range from -1.00 to +1.00.






2. 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)






3. 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.






4. 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






5. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. A window of opportunity; if something doesnt happen during this period it may never happen






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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)






17. Achieved the success of trying to encourage your kids to experience success and limit the feelings of inferiority

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18. 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 )






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






20. 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






21. Believed that intelligence is 80% due to heredity; he also believes that innate differences may exist between blacks and whites






22. 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






23. What are the 4 different identity statuses of James Marcia?






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






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






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






27. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






28. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






30. What happened in the past






31. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






32. 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






33. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






39. 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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40. 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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41. Ruled that tests that are biased (IQ tests) cannot be used for the placement of minority kids into classes






42. Found that from an early age boys are encouraged to be competitive - to achieve - and to control the expression of their feelings; girls at an early age are encouraged to develop close relationhips - talk about their troubles - and show affection and






43. What are the two types of adaptation?






44. 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






45. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






46. Piaget also found that young kids engage in __________; presume that everyone sees things or experiences things the same way as they do






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






48. Based on the standard deviation






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






50. 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