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Educational Psychology Basics

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The child begins to realize that objects can continue to exist when they are out of sight






2. Goes from birth to age 1 - during this stage he believes the child begins to learn whether or not they can trust their world


3. Behavior being measured in experiment






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






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






6. 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






7. More confident and more outgoing






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Define intelligence






12. When the experimenter or the subject dont know which group they are in ; helps to avoid experimental bias and certain kinds of treatment that may change subjects behavior






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






14. 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


15. _____ had a huge impact on






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






17. Females are ____ times more likely to attempt suicide but when it comes to _____ boys are more successful






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






19. 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






20. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






21. Ruled that tests that are biased (IQ tests) cannot be used for the placement of minority kids into classes






22. 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






23. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






25. 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






26. 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)


27. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






29. What are the Piaget's 3 Principles?






30. 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






31. 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






32. What are the two types of adaptation?






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


34. 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






35. Piaget believes effective teaching takes place in the _____






36. Keeping all variables in both groups the same except for one






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


38. 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






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






40. What happened in the past






41. What are 3 different ways to study behavior?






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






43. 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






44. Young kids that talk to themselves






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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