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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. We inherit the tendencies to combine processes into coherent systems






2. 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






3. 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






4. Define intelligence






5. 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






6. More confident and more outgoing






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






13. _____ had a huge impact on






14. Compare an individuals performance to that of his or her peers ; 1. they are objective 2. have predetermined answers 3. compare a student's performance to the performance of others 4. the performance is evaluated in terms of norms






15. 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






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






17. Piaget believes that the different thinking throughout childhood occurs in _______






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. What are 5 different types of testing?






22. 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






23. 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 )






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






27. What are the two types of adaptation?






28. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






29. 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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30. IQ tests - interest tests - personality - etc.






31. 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






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. 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.






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






35. The child begins to realize that objects can continue to exist when they are out of sight






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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