EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL
EXAM REVIEW CORRECT 100%
Piaget - ANSWER-cognitive development
-4 stages of development
-age ranges of stages are flexible
-one must complete each stage before moving to the next one
Skinner - ANSWER-Behaviorism
-reinforcement
-father of operant conditioning
Bandura - ANSWER-Social Learning Theory
-Learning by observation
Vygotsky - ANSWER-Social Development Theory
-learning by observation
-ZPD
-learning from others
Bruner - ANSWER-Cognitive Development
-discovery learning
Modification - ANSWER-Kids who are far behind their peers may need changes to
the curriculum
-ex: a student could be assigned shorter or easier reading assignments/a change in
instruction
Learning style - ANSWER- a set of factors, behaviors, and attitudes that facilitate
learning for an individual in a given situation
-kinesthetic learning (hands on)
Gender - ANSWER-there are psychological differences between boys and girls that
affect the way they learn
-Boys interrupt more frequently and answer more often, even when they do not know
the answer. Girls talk less in class and in groups but they are more likely to ask for
help.
Kohlberg - ANSWER-stages of moral development
-not everyone reaches the top
Maslow - ANSWER-Hierarchy of needs
-each need must be met to progress
Erikson - ANSWER-8 stages of man
EXAM REVIEW CORRECT 100%
Piaget - ANSWER-cognitive development
-4 stages of development
-age ranges of stages are flexible
-one must complete each stage before moving to the next one
Skinner - ANSWER-Behaviorism
-reinforcement
-father of operant conditioning
Bandura - ANSWER-Social Learning Theory
-Learning by observation
Vygotsky - ANSWER-Social Development Theory
-learning by observation
-ZPD
-learning from others
Bruner - ANSWER-Cognitive Development
-discovery learning
Modification - ANSWER-Kids who are far behind their peers may need changes to
the curriculum
-ex: a student could be assigned shorter or easier reading assignments/a change in
instruction
Learning style - ANSWER- a set of factors, behaviors, and attitudes that facilitate
learning for an individual in a given situation
-kinesthetic learning (hands on)
Gender - ANSWER-there are psychological differences between boys and girls that
affect the way they learn
-Boys interrupt more frequently and answer more often, even when they do not know
the answer. Girls talk less in class and in groups but they are more likely to ask for
help.
Kohlberg - ANSWER-stages of moral development
-not everyone reaches the top
Maslow - ANSWER-Hierarchy of needs
-each need must be met to progress
Erikson - ANSWER-8 stages of man
