principle of educational psychology – Flashcards
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morality is more internal
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post conventional
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unselfish interest in helping others
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altruism
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Piagets first stage
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sensorimotor
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________ versus guilt
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initiative
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emphasizes the social context of learning
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social cognitive
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the seat of emotions in the brain
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amygdala
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form of education that promotes social responsibility
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service learning
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system that involves the broader culture
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macro
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parenting style that is restrictive and punitive
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authoritarian
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this approach is a philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities
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montessori
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this process increases the speed at which information travels through the nervous system
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myelination
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in piagets theory, actions or mental representations that organize knowledge
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schemes
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______ of proximal development
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zone
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who stressed moral development that primarily involves moral reasoning
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kohlberg
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the specialization of function in each hemisphere of the brain
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lateralization
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the pattern of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes that begins at conception and continues through the life span
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development
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parenting style in which the parents are uninvolved in their childrens lives
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neglectful
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feeling of thankfulness and appreciation especially in response to someone doing something kind or helpful
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gratitude
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the meaning of words and sentences
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semantics
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biological inheritance
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nature
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__________ callosum -where fibers connect the brains right and left hemispheres
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corpus
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is responsible for this concept that every school has a pervasive moral atmosphere
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dewey
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parents support one another in jointly raising a child
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co-parenting
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type of identity that occurrs when individuals have undergone a crisis and have made a committment
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achievement
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the sound system of language
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phonology
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the ways that words must be combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences
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syntax
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self image or self worth AKA
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self esteem
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who invented ecological theory of development
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bronfenbrenner
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type of identity that occurrs when someone is in the midst of a crisis
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moratorium
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based on the belief that students should value things such as democracy and justice as their moral reasoning develops
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cognitive moral education
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birth to 18-24 months
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infancy
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development concerns rules and conventions about just interactions between people
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moral
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type of development in which it is uneven across domains
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splintered
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second level in the theory of moral development
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conventional
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a form of communication
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language
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branch of psychology that specializes in understanding and teaching in educational settings
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educational psychology
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who wrote the first psychology txt book that discussed how psychology factors into teaching children
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william james
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who was the second major driving force for ed psych? also said that children need to be actively engaged in the classrooms rather then sitting down and being quiet
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John Dewey
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this psychologist focused on assessment and measurement
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E.L. Thorndike
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invented the behavioral approach
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BF Skinner
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a learner centered approach that emphasized the importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding the guidance from their teachers
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constructivist approach
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an approach characterized by teacher direction and control
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direct instruction approach
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thinking reflectively, productively, and evaluating the evidence
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critical thinking
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observing and recording behavior
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descriptive research
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holding teachers and students responsible for student performance
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accountability
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an in depth study of an individual. usually looking for specifics
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case study
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very detailed study of another culture
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ethnographic study
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select a certain group to observe
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focus groups
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keeping a personal diary about oneself
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self reporting
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manipulated factor that can be changed
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independent variable
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measured factor that remains constant
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dependent variable
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"judgment" region of the brain
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prefrontal cortex
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processes info more effectively in the brain
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corpus callosum
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piaget uses _____ which are actions or mental representations that organize knowledge
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schemas
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occurs when children incorporate info into their existing schemas
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assimilation
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occurrs when children adjust their schemas to fir new info and experiences
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accommodation
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stage where children deal with their senses and rely strictly on their mothers
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sensory motor
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stage that occurrs from 2-7 years old. experimenting with words, images, and asking for what they want
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preoperational
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stage of reason and logic (7-11)
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concrete operational
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vygotskys theory that children can learn with guidance and assistance
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zone of proximal development
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adjusting a students amount of guidance to fir students level of learning
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scaffolding
