Key Terms for Educational Psychology

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Across
  1. 1. a teaching method that combines academic learning with community service to help students develop critical thinking and civic responsibility skills.
  2. 4. term that describes when someone prematurely commits to an identity or set of values without exploring other options.
  3. 7. a psychological theory, primarily developed by Elliot Turiel, which proposes that individuals understand and reason about moral issues as a distinct domain of social knowledge, separate from other social domains like social conventions or personal issues.
  4. 8. a stage of moral development where people make decisions based on external factors, like authority figures and the consequences of their actions.
  5. 13. a moral reasoning theory that emphasizes the importance of fairness, rights, and rules in ethical decision making.
  6. 14. a stage of moral development where people make decisions based on societal norms and the expectations of others.
  7. 19. a psychological state where a person doesn't have a strong sense of self and doesn't work to develop it.
  8. 22. a child-centered educational method that emphasizes self-directed learning and individualized instruction.
  9. 23. a psychological state where a person has explored and committed to a set of values and beliefs that they consider authentic.
  10. 26. a parenting style that involves strict rules and high expectations for children.
  11. 28. the highest level of moral development in Lawrence Kohlberg's theory, where individuals make decisions based on their own personal ethical principles and abstract concepts of justice.
Down
  1. 2. conscious reactions to events or situations that are experienced as strong feelings.
  2. 3. an educational approach that considers how children learn and develop.
  3. 5. a moral perspective that focuses on relationships, communication, and compassion.
  4. 6. a person's overall evaluation of their worth and value, and how much they like and value themselves.
  5. 9. a positive emotion that involves feeling thankful and appreciative for something or someone.
  6. 10. a parenting style where parents set few rules and boundaries for their children.
  7. 11. a theory that focuses on the thought processes people use to make moral decisions.
  8. 12. the process of teaching people how to develop positive character traits and ethical values.
  9. 15. a parenting style where parents are unresponsive and don't interact much with their children.
  10. 16. the collection of implicit values, behaviors, and expectations that students learn in school, but are not explicitly taught.
  11. 17. a type of moral reasoning where individuals base their decisions on the established social norms and expectations of their group, prioritizing conformity and maintaining social order over personal desires or abstract principles.
  12. 18. a parenting style that combines support and nurturing with clear expectations and boundaries.
  13. 20. a psychological process that helps people identify their values and how those values guide their actions, decisions, and relationships.
  14. 21. a period of exploration and experimentation when a person is trying to establish an identity but has not yet made a commitment.
  15. 24. the theory that describes the idea that a person's development is significantly influenced by the various interconnected environmental systems surrounding them, including family, school, community, and broader cultural factors, where each system interacts and impacts an individual's behavior and growth throughout their life.
  16. 25. the process by which individuals acquire and internalize a sense of right and wrong, developing values and principles that guide their behavior and decision-making in social contexts.
  17. 27. the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.