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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. 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






2. More confident and more outgoing






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. ______ says kids often engage in parallel play






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






10. 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






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






12. 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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13. What are the 4 cognitive stages developed by Piaget?






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






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






17. What are 5 different types of testing?






18. The sens of balance is known as ________________






19. Stages all happen in the same sequence






20. 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






21. Piaget believes a child's moral reasoning is tied to their ________; because the 6 year old child has not mastered decentration yet so he can only focus on 1 thing at a time and he focused on the size of the stain so the child with the bigger stain w






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






29. 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






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






31. 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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32. 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






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






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






35. 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 )






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Does it measure what it claims to measure?






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






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






45. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






46. 11 years and on ; the child begins to use abstract thinking - deal with hypothesis - engages in mental manipulations; this formal thinking develops gradually






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






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






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






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







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