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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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  • 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. Means a delay or pause or break from your usual activities






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






3. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






4. 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






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






6. 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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7. 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






8. 2 to about 7 years; during this stage language develops at a rapid rate - the child no longer thinks as images but in words; increase in terms of language but the way the child thinks is not yet logical






9. Belief that some people have that they have little or no control over their lives ; those that often have this have problems with depression






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






15. Young kids that talk to themselves






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

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17. 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






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. Define intelligence






20. Not only observe behavior - also manipulate it.






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






22. 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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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 )






28. Stages all happen in the same sequence






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






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






31. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






32. 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






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






34. Older kids have the ability to pour the water back and realize it is the same amount






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. What happened in the past






37. 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 )






38. Are the scores repeatable?






39. 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






40. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. What are the two types of adaptation?






46. 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)






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






48. Age of 12 to 15 years; during this stage the child will be going through adolescence and will develop a sense of ____ or _____ where they arent really sure how to behave or how to be accepted by other or who they are






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






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