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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
cognitive behavior modification
prejudice reduction
recency effect
constructivism
2. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
treatment
theory
cooperative play
3. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation
process-product studies
intentionality
fixed-interval schedule
home-based reinforcement strategies
4. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
self-concept
home-based reinforcement strategies
readiness training
equity pedagogy
5. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
communicating positive expectations
intentionality
extinction burst
rehearsal
6. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
flashbulb memory
metacognitive skills
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
vicarious learning
7. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)
levels-of-processing theory
free-recall learning
concrete operational stage
episodic memory
8. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
removal punishment
mnemonics
continuous theories of development
stimuli
9. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
advance organizers
developmentally appropriate education
random assignment
fixed-interval schedule
10. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
analogies
solitary play
secondary reinforcer
semantic memory
11. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
equilibration
behavioral learning theories
english immersion
discontinuous theories of development
12. A method of ability grouping in which students in mixed-ability classes are assigned to reading or math classes on the basis of their performance levels
flashbulb memory
seatwork
mediated learning
regrouping
13. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
overlapping
intelligence quotient (IQ)
flashbulb memory
regrouping
14. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
metacognition
constructivist theories of learning
paired-associate learning
keyword method
15. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
procedural memory
social learning theory
readiness training
home-based reinforcement strategies
16. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
moratorium
between-class ability grouping
performance goals
shaping
17. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
major stage theorists
deficiency needs
self-concept
outlining
18. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
schema theory
constructivism
compensatory education
achievement motivation
19. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.
aptitude-treatment interaction
dual code theory of memory
achievement motivation
enactment
20. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals
learning goals
PQ4R method
compensatory preschool programs
observational learning
21. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
accommodation
punishment
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
identity achievement
22. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
class inclusion
small muscle development
compensatory preschool programs
retroactive inhibition
23. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)
nongraded programs
expectancy-valence model
identity achievement
cognitive learning theories
24. Late adulthood (Erikson). people look back over their lifetime and come to the realization that one's life has been one's own responsibility. Despair occurs in those who regret the way they have led their lives.
expectancy theory
flashbulb memory
within-class ability grouping
integrity vs. despiar
25. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
advance organizers
cognitive learning theories
behavioral learning theories
calling order
26. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
serial learning
maintenance
self-questioning strategies
mental set
27. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
self-regulation
heteronomous morality
choral responses
recency effect
28. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.
negative correlation
overlapping
instrumental enrichment
associative play
29. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
keyword method
direct instruction
english immersion
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
30. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
fixed-interval schedule
formal operational stage
assimilation
integrity vs. despiar
31. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
self-regulation
meaningful learning
self-esteem
imagery
32. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
single-case experiment
major stage theorists
random assignment
prosocial behaviors
33. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
identity diffusion
meaningful learning
autonomous morality
wait time
34. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
psychosocial crisis
verbal learning
principle
extinction
35. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
shaping
attribution theory
integrity vs. despiar
psychosocial crisis
36. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
postconventional level of morality
free-recall learning
working memory capacity
neutral stimuli
37. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
review prerequisites
extinction
uncorrelated variables
removal punishment
38. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
attribution theory
short-term/ working memory
derived scores
performance goals
39. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
self-questioning strategies
mnemonics
worked examples
unconditioned stimulus
40. Problem-solving technique that encourages indentifying the goal (ends) to be attained - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.
cooperative play
note-taking
behavior-content matrix
means-ends analysis
41. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
withitness
removal punishment
modeling
unconditioned stimulus
42. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
rehearsal
english immersion
metacognitive skills
elaboration
43. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
levels-of-processing theory
self-regulation
psychosocial theory
cognitive apprenticeship
44. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
affective objectives
theory
reinforcer
industry vs. inferiority
45. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
reversibility
adaptation
discontinuous theories of development
seriation
46. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
intelligence
metacognitive skills
enactment
antecedent stimuli
47. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
integrity vs. despiar
imagery
intelligence quotient (IQ)
48. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
adaptation
intimacy vs. isolation
extinction
locus of control
49. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
top-down processing
self-actualization
instrumental enrichment
short-term/ working memory
50. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
generalization
classical conditioning
rote learning
performance goals