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






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






3. 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






4. 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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5. Behavior being measured in experiment






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






7. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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)






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Sometimes given on reports ; were developed back in WWII by air force psychologists and they were used to screen men for different kinds of programs






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






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






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






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






22. Young kids that talk to themselves






23. 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






24. What happened in the past






25. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






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






28. 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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29. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






30. Adolescents who do not feel a sense of crisis about their future career because they avoid thinking about it (lets party attitude)






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Are the scores repeatable?






36. Two important factors you need to look at are _____ and _____






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






38. What are 5 different types of testing?






39. What are the 5 components of the Scientific method?






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






42. 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






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






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






45. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






46. 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






47. 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.






48. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






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