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Educational Psychology Basics

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. An organized pattern of behavior or thought






5. 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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6. Ranking a test from highest to lowest scores ; when psychologists look at test performance they look at measures of central tendency






7. 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






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






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






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






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. 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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13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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. 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






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






24. The higher the statistic the stronger the ___________






25. 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






26. What are 5 different types of testing?






27. 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






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






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

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30. 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)






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






32. 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






33. How to Piaget and Kohlberg differ?






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






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






36. Are the scores repeatable?






37. Goes from birth to about the age of 2 years - during this stage schemes are developed primarily through sensory and motor activities ; around the age of 6 to 8 months the child develops an important cognitive milestone object permanence






38. 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






39. 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






40. The ability to aquire knowledge or skills






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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 )






48. Factor being manipulated in experimental group






49. 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.






50. 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






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