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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






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






4. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






5. Stages all happen in the same sequence






6. A mathematical concept that depicts a bell shaped distributions of scores






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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)






18. Relationship between two variables in which the high value of one is associated with a low value of the other; example - outside temperature and weight of clothes people wear






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






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






21. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






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






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






24. 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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25. 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






26. 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






27. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






29. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






30. 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






31. 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 )






32. 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






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






34. What are Erkison's 8 psychosocial stages?






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






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






38. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






50. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills