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The Department OF Educational Psychology


The Department of Educational Psychology (EPSY) is home to a variety of interrelated disciplines and degree options focused on human development and well-being in educational and community contexts. Our undergraduate programs prepare students to work with children and youth in a variety of community and school contexts. We also offer a range of professional master’s degrees geared towards professionals in schools, communities, and the corporate world. For those interested in doctoral studies we offer Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and School Psychology.

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

EPSY offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Education and University Studies, with one of three focuses.

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Graduate Programs

The department of Educational Psychology offers a range of professional graduate degree programs.

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ONLINE EDUCATION

EPSY offers a wide variety of online programs and courses to many the diverse needs our students.

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Certificates

Undergraduate students have the opportunity to complete certificate programs while completing their degree requirements.

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“I came to the conclusion that being a special educator is less about whom you teach and more about what you teach.”

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Lab TAB & TBAQ-R

The Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB)


The Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB) is a standardized instrument for the laboratory assessment of early temperament. Click the Lab-TAB or Instrument Descriptions tab above for more information. To request a manual, click the Manual Request tab.

Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ-R)


The Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ-R) is a 120 item, eleven-scale parent report instrument designed to examine temperament-related behavior in 16–36 month old children. Click the TBAQ-R or Instrument Descriptions tab above for more information. To request a copy of the TBAQ-R, click the Manual Request tab.

Lab-TAB & TBAQ-R Publications


Lab-TAB Goals


Our goal in developing Lab-TAB is to make available a standardized instrument for laboratory assessment of early temperament. Lab-TAB comprises a set of 3-5 minute episodes that simulate everyday situations in which one can reliably observe individual differences in the expression of emotion, in approach/avoidance and other instrumental behavior, in activity level, and in regulatory aspects of behavior (or temperament). With the availability of Lab-TAB, it will no longer be necessary to develop laboratory measures of temperament anew for every study. Appropriate standardization data on large samples will allow assignment of more accurate scores rather than relying on standardization in individual samples. Lab-TAB will also facilitate comparison of results across studies from different laboratories.

Theoretical Orientation


An important issue in temperament research is whether temperament dimensions are best viewed as types or dimensions. The underlying conceptualization of Lab-TAB is dimension-oriented, but it is conceivable that typological characterizations will prove superior. The current coding systems, which can be examined in detail in the manuals, are designed with a dimensional conceptualization of individual difference variability. For example, facial, vocal and motoric indicators of target discrete emotions are rated using a combination of both event- and interval-based coding. Specific dimensions of children’s behavior are characterized with a combination of binary (presence/ absence), ordinal (peak intensity) or ratio (latency) scales.

Because the episodes are modeled after everyday situations, they tend to elicit a variety of emotions in addition to specifically targeted emotions. For example, although Stranger Approach episodes target fearfulness in social situations, these episodes also reliably elicit sadness reactions. As can be seen from a detailed examination of the manuals, some of these non-target emotions are incorporated into the coding systems.

As with any observational research, individual researchers can modify both the coding systems and the situations to best reflect the focused questions of interest. Examples of modifications in administration of particular episodes are included in the manuals.

Versions


Currently, we have three versions of the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery: two infant versions, one for children who have started to crawl (locomotor) and one for those who have not (prelocomotor), and a version for preschoolers. Email Us to learn more about each of the manuals, including descriptions of episodes and modifications.

History


The prelocomotor and locomotor versions of Lab-TAB were conceived and initially designed by Hill Goldsmith, with the assistance of Loretta Rieser-Danner, while at the University of Texas-Austin between 1981 and 1984. The present format and much of the content of these manuals were developed by Goldsmith and Mary K. Rothbart, and Goldsmith’s students at the University of Oregon, beginning in 1985. Some episodes had a direct history of prior usage in laboratories of Goldsmith, Rothbart, and Joseph J. Campos. Some episodes were more indirectly derived from procedures in use in other developmental laboratories.

Constructing the preschool version of Lab-TAB was a collaborative effort of Goldsmith and Judy Reilly of San Diego State University. Although many episodes were designed specifically for this battery, others were adopted fairly directly from procedures used by Jerome Kagan of Harvard University and Grazyna Kochanska of the University of Iowa. Modifications of the preschool battery by Goldsmith and Reilly are continuing. Recently, some modifications of the battery for use with slightly older children, for home administration, and for use with samples at risk for behavioral disorders have been undertaken by Marilyn Essex of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Goldsmith.

Construction of the various versions of Lab-TAB has been supported by NIMH, The MacArthur Foundation, and the University of Wisconsin.

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Currently, we have three versions of the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery: two infant versions, one for children who have started to crawl (locomotor) and one for those who have not (prelocomotor), and a version for preschoolers. Email Us to learn more about each of the manuals, including descriptions of episodes and modifications. The Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ-R) is a 120 item, eleven-scale parent report instrument designed to examine temperament-related behavior in 16–36 month old children. Click the TBAQ-R or Instrument Descriptions tab above for more information. To request a copy of the TBAQ-R, click the Manual Request tab.

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