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CLEP Educational Psychology Theorists And Theories
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1. Field Theoretical Approach
Max Wertheimer 1880
Leon Festinger
Jack Mezirow
Kurt Lewin
2. Sign Theory & Latent Learning
Kurt Lewin
Edward C. Tolman
Gilligan
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
3. (Tolman) - these are hypothetical constructs rather than physical parameters. They are definable and measurable but not observable. They have functional relationships with both independent and dependent variables. They are internal cognitive processe
Self-Actualization
Bandura
Intervening variables
Brunner
4. (Thorndike) - Responses which occur just prior to a satisfying state of affairs are more likely to be repeated - and responses just prior to an annoying state of affairs are more likely NOT to be repeated.
Intervening variables
Jerome Bruner
Law of Effect
Edward L.Thorndike
5. (Estes) - A theory developed by Estes that attempts to show how stimuli are sampled and attached to responses. A statistical learning theory.
Neo-behaviorism
Abraham Maslow
Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST)
Humanist Theories
6. (Thorndike)- the idea that bonds between stimulus and response are strengthened by recency - frequency - and contiguity.
Albert Bandura
Proactive inhibition
Law of Exercise
Max Wertheimer 1880
7. Insight Learning
Wolfgang Kohler
Humanistic Perspective
Lev Vygotsky
Carl Rogers
8. Development; Concepts: gender in moral development; Study Basics: Did moral development studies to follow up Kohlberg. She studied girls and women and found that they did not score as high on his six stage scale because they focused more on relations
Kurt Koffka
Zone of Proximal development (ZPD)
William Kaye Estes
Gilligan
9. Constructive Knowledge.Construct with ideas and concepts of what they know.
John B. Watson
Brunner
Discrimination Learning Theory
Zone of Proximal development (ZPD)
10. In the study of motivation - an explanation of behavior that asserts that people actively and regularly determine their own goals and the means of achieving them through thought.
Kurt Lewin
Jack Mezirow
Cognitive Theories
Humanist Theories
11. Psychoanalytic Theory of Learning; The role of the Unconscious Mind in Learning
Keneth W. Spence
David Ausubel
Sigmund Freud
Attachment Theory
12. Structure of intellect stipulated that intelligence depends on our mental operations (or process of thinking) - our thoughts (i.e. - content) - and the products or end results of these operations.
J.P. Guilford
Humanist Theories
Kohlberg
Self-Efficacy
13. Social Constructivism; The Zone of Proximal Development is a concept for which he is well known.
David Ausubel
Lev Vygotsky
Attachment Theory
Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST)
14. Vygotsky - ZPD refers to the observation that children - when learning a particular task or body of information - are unable initiallly to do the task. Later they can do it with the assistance of an adult or older child mentor - and finally they can
Zone of Proximal development (ZPD)
Jean Piaget
Gardner
Edwin Guthrie
15. Humanistic; Transformational Learning
Jack Mezirow
Behavioralism
Jean Piaget
Keneth W. Spence
16. Emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development - Developed the idea of the 'Zone of Proximal Development -' mainly focused on cognitive development of children.
Gilligan
Leon Festinger
Lev Vygotsky
IQ - in the Stanford-Binet formulation - is found by
17. Constructivist; published The Process of Education; theories emphasize the significance of categorization in learning
Drive Reduction Theory
Proactive inhibition
Jerome Bruner
Attachment Theory
18. Physiological- water - sleep food. Safety- security - shelter - protection Belongingness- love - friendship - acceptance. Ego Needs- prestige - status. Self Actualization- self fulfillment - enriching experiances
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19. A theory that psychology is essentially a study of external human behavior rather than internal consciousness and desires.
Connectionism
Jean Piaget
Observational Learning
Behavioralism
20. Operant Conditioning
B. F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Humanistic Perspective
Dependent variables
21. Refers to one's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. Those with high levels for a particular task are more likely to succeed than those with low levels
Gardner
Brunner
Self-Efficacy
Abraham Maslow
22. Learning as a Mental Process
Sigmund Freud
Law of Effect
Cognitive Perspective
Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST)
23. (Behaviorism)- One explanation for learning in behaviorism; an association is built between two events simply because they occured simultaneously or overlapping in time.For example - if food is presented while some auditory signal is given - a dog wi
Carl Rogers
Contiguity
IQ - in the Stanford-Binet formulation - is found by
Law of Exercise
24. (Behaviorism - Skinner)- a model which states that when a resonse is followed by a reinforcer - the result will be an increase in the probability that this response will occur again under similar conditions.
Kurt Koffka
Operant Conditioning
Clark Hull
Leon Festinger
25. Constructivist; Genetic Epistemology; Stages of Cognitive Development
Kurt Lewin
Neo-behaviorism
Jean Piaget
Observational Learning
26. Albert Bandura - 1. Attention - the learner must have his/her senses directed at the model 2. Retention - coding - and storing the patterns so they can be retrieved. This may include vivid imagery an verbal descriptions. 3. Motor reproduction - kines
Observational Learning
Self-Efficacy
Humanistic Perspective
Behavioralism
27. Variables being observed and measured in response to the independent variables - such as amount of time taken to learn a task or respond after a stimulus is given - number of responses - etc.
Keneth W. Spence
Gardner
Connectionism
Dependent variables
28. Occurs when the presence of previously learned material interferes with the learning of new material.
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
Proactive inhibition
Wolfgang Kohler
29. A transitional group - bridging the gap between behaviorism and cognitive theories of learning. timulus-Response; Intervening Internal Variables; Purposive Behavior; E.C.Tolman - Clark Hull - Kenneth W. Spence
Neo-behaviorism
Jean Piaget
Social Learning Perspective
Lev Vygotsky
30. Humanistic; Experiential Learning
J.P. Guilford
Carl Rogers
Edward L.Thorndike
Intervening variables
31. Contiguity Theory; 'One-Trial Learning' (Behaviorism)
Edwin Guthrie
Gilligan
Social Learning Theory
Sigmund Freud
32. A learning theory in which the probablity of a response is the dependent variable. Independent variables are usually stimuli controlled by the researcher. These are attempts to quantify and objectify learning research.
Observational Learning
Statistical Learning Theory
Kurt Koffka
Self-Actualization
33. Coined the term 'Behaviorism'
Connectionism
Social Learning Theory
Edward L.Thorndike
John B. Watson
34. (Piaget) - an element of a cognitive structure. Schema refers to a general potential to perform a class of behaviors - and content describes the conditions that prevail during any particular example of that potential being activated. (Schemata = plul
J.P. Guilford
Cognitive Perspective
Schema
Inert knowledge
35. Cognitive Dissonance
Leon Festinger
Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST)
Contiguity
Observational Learning
36. Dividing mental age by chronological age and multiplying by 100.
IQ - in the Stanford-Binet formulation - is found by
Kohlberg
Attachment Theory
Edwin Guthrie
37. Gestalt Theory
Self-Efficacy
Kurt Koffka
Schema
Max Wertheimer 1880
38. Perception - Decision making - Attention - Memory - & Problem Solving
Humanistic Perspective
Social Learning Perspective
Discrimination Learning Theory
Gestalt Learning Theory
39. Stimulus Sampling Theory (SST)
William Kaye Estes
Edward L.Thorndike
Behavioralism
Self-Efficacy
40. Emotions and Affect Play a Role in Learning
Humanistic Perspective
Neo-behaviorism
TOTE's
Social Learning Perspective
41. While earlier theories often focused on abnormal behavior and psychological problems - humanist theories instead emphasized the basic goodness of human beings. Some of these theorists include Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
Edward L.Thorndike
Carl Rogers
Edward C. Tolman
Humanist Theories
42. Connectionism; Wrote the thesis - 'Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals' - in which he concluded that an experimental approach is the only way to understand learning and established his famous 'Law of Eff
Expectancy Theory
Edward L.Thorndike
Zone of Proximal development (ZPD)
Contiguity
43. Humanistic Theory of Learning
B. F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Clark Hull
Abraham Maslow
44. Learning as a group process; Lev Vygotsky 1896 - 1935 Social Constructivism
William Kaye Estes
Social Learning Theory
Social Learning Perspective
Zone of Proximal development (ZPD)
45. (Thorndike)- the idea that bonds between stimulus and response take the form of neural connections. Learning involves the 'stamping in' of connections - forgetting involves 'stamping out' connections.
Connectionism
Law of Exercise
Social Learning Theory
David Ausubel
46. The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
Inert knowledge
Social Learning Theory
Gilligan
John Seely Brown
47. Neo-Freudian - humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of development: theory shows how people evolve through the life span. Each stage is marked by a psychological crisis that involves confronting 'Who am I?'
Erik Erikson
Cognitive Theories
Lev Vygotsky
Expectancy Theory
48. Discrimination Learning
Keneth W. Spence
Jean Piaget
Psychosexual Theory
Inert knowledge
49. (Brown - Cognitive apprenticeship)- knowledge which lacks application or cross contextual understanding.
Inert knowledge
Social Learning Perspective
Law of Exercise
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
50. Presented a theory of self-efficacy - or the importance of one's personal belief regarding self-ability and chances of success - as key to motivation.
Max Wertheimer 1880
Bandura
B. F. Skinner
Gilligan