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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






2. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






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






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






5. The sens of balance is known as ________________






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






7. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






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






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






10. 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






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






12. _____ had a huge impact on






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






14. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






15. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






16. 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 )






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






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






19. Based on the standard deviation






20. 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)






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. What are the two types of adaptation?






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Piaget did over 40 years of research using experiments and research of how kids ________.






36. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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

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38. 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)






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






40. Being in that area of being able to do things by themselves with a little of assistance






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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