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PSY 275
Exam 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/26/2006

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Authoritarian
Definition
restrictive. Do it my way or else
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Authoritative
Definition
encourages children to be independent but still places limits and controls on their actions
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Neglectful
Definition
parenting style in which parents are uninvolved in their children's lives
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Indulgent
Definition
parents are highly involved in their children's lives
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Curriculum Controversy in Childhood Education
Definition
curriculum and teaching methods that emphasize children's intellectual development

design curriculums that allow children to develop appropriately rather than strictly an academic approach
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Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Definition
the developmental change from behavior that is externally controlled to behavior that is internally contolled
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Preconventional Reasoning

Kohlberg
Definition
lowest level of moral development

the child shows no internalization of moral values
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Conventional Reasoning

Kohlberg
Definition
second level

child's internalization is intermediate. abides certain standards, but they are the standards imposed by other people such as their parents or societies laws
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Postconventional Reasoning

Kohlberg
Definition
highest level

morality is completely internalized and not based on external standards
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Alfred Binet & Intelligence Tests
Definition
devised a method of identifying children who were unable to learn in school

IQ= Mental Age/ Cognitive Age X 100
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Mental Age
Definition
an idnividuals level of mental development relative to others
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Chronical Age
Definition
Biological Age
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Normal Distribution
Definition
symmetrical distribution with a majority of scores falling in the middle of the possible range of scores and few scores appearing toward the extremems
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Standard Deviation in IQ
Definition
+/- 15
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Mean in IQ (average)
Definition
100
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William Stern
Definition
worked with Binet on coming up with the quotient for the equation of IQ

IQ= MA / CA * 100
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Group Intelligence Test Advantages
Definition
more convienient and economical
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Group Intelligence Tests Disadvantages
Definition
student might not understand instructions

might be distracted by other students
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Service Learning
Definition
form of educations that promotes social responsibitly and service to the community
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Sternbergs Triarchic Theory
Definition
intelligence comes in three forms

analytical-analyze, judge
creative-create, design
practical-use, apply
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Emotional Intelligence
Definition
the ability to monitor one's own and other' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide one's thinking and action
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Nature v. Nurture
Definition
argument whether development is primarily influenced by nature or nurture.

nature refers to a child's biological inheritance, nurture to environmental experiences
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Culture Fair Tests
Definition
tests of intelligence that are intended to be free of cultural bias
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Between-class ability grouping
Definition
grouping students based on their ability to achieve
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Within Class ability grouping
Definition
placing students in tw or three goups within a class to take into account differences in student' abilities
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Charles Spearman
Definition
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people have general intelligence and specific types of intelligence
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Analytical Intelligences
Definition
ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast
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Creative Intelligence
Definition
the ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine
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Practical Intelligence
Definition
the ability to use, apply,implement, and put into practice
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Reflexive Student
Definition
reading comprehension
remembering structured info
problem solving and decision making
goal setting
setting high standards for performance
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Deep Learners
Definition
actively construct knowledge
give meaning to material
focus on internal rewards
are self-motivated
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surface learners
Definition
passive learners
fail to tie information to a lager framework
focus on external rewards
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Personality
Definition
distinctive thoughts, emotions, behaviros that characterize the way an individual adapts to the world
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Big 5 Personality Factors
Definition
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
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Socioeconomic Status
Definition
the catagorization of individuals according to their economic, educational, and occupational characteristics
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LOW-income Schools
Definition
fewer resources
old, poorly maintained buildings
less experienced teachers
providing environments not conducive to learning
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Culture
Definition
behaviors, patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular people that are passed on from generation to generation
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Ethnicity
Definition
a shared pattern of characteristics such as cultural heritage, nationlity, race, religion, and background
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Individualism
Definition
set of values that give priority to personal goals rather than to grou goals

feeling good & independence
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Collectivism
Definition
consitst of a set of values that support the group
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Multicultural Education
Definition
education that values diveristy and includes the perspectives of a variety of cultural groups on a regular basis
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Multicultural Classroom
Definition
focuses on diverse cultures, sensitive to students with all different views and ethnic backgrounds
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Gender
Definition
refers to the sociocultural dimensions of being male or female
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Gender Roles
Definition
social expectations that perscribe how males and feales should think, act, and feel
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Psychoanalytic Theory to Gender Development
Definition
by denying attraction to the opposite sex parent, the child identifies with the same sex parent and adopts his/hers characteristics
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Social Cognitive Theory on Gender Development
Definition
a childs gender occurs through observation and imitation of gender behavior as well as reinforcement of the behavior
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Cognitive Theory on Gender Development
Definition
once a child develops a consistent concept of gender, the child organizes his/her world on the basis of gender
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Gender Schema Theory (Gender Development)
Definition
a child's attention and behavior are guided by a motication to conform to gender--based on standards and stereotypes
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Sexual Harrassment
Definition
a form of power and dominance of one person over another which can result in harmful consequences for the victim
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Quid Pro Quo
Definition
school employee threatens to base and education decision (grades) on a student's submission to unwelcome sexual conduct
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Hostile Environment
Definition
a student is subject to unwelcome sexual conduct that is so severe and pervasive that it limits the sudents ability to benefit from his or her education
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