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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
psychosocial theory
expectancy theory
attribution theory
external locus of control
2. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
observational learning
cognitive apprenticeship
paired bilingual education
vicarious learning
3. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
teacher efficacy
modeling
external locus of control
rule-example-rule
4. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
interference
choral responses
rehearsal
randomized field experiment
5. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
unconditioned stimulus
discovery learning
two-way bilingual education
between-class ability grouping
6. 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.
schedule of reinforcement
integrity vs. despiar
self-concept
adaptation
7. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
identity vs. role confusion
reflectivity
perception
pegword method
8. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
development
criterion-related evidence
action research
conditioned stimulus
9. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
social comparison
cues
nformation-processing theory
group contingencies
10. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
equity pedagogy
self-regulated learners
self-concept
imagery
11. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
descriptive research
untracking
prosocial behaviors
self-esteem
12. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
reversibility
levels-of-processing theory
mapping
secondary reinforcer
13. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
wait time
proactive facilitation
pegword method
rule-example-rule
14. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need
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15. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads to automatic punishment.
psychosocial crisis
heteronomous morality
intelligence
dual code theory of memory
16. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
schemata
flashbulb memory
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
17. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
dual code theory of memory
process-product studies
small muscle development
QAIT model
18. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
schemata
growth needs
multiple intelligences
social comparison
19. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
mediated learning
prejudice reduction
autonomy vs. doubt
Skinner box
20. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
continuous theories of development
presentation punishment
postconventional level of morality
attribution theory
21. Support for learning and problem solving; might include clues - reminders - encouragement - breaking the problem down into steps - providing an example - or anything else that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner.
rehearsal
prosocial behaviors
bilingual education
scaffolding
22. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
postconventional level of morality
initial-letter strategies
control group
mnemonics
23. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
sign systems
cognitive apprenticeship
applied behavior analysis
choral responses
24. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
conservation
summative evaluations
metacognitive skills
prosocial behaviors
25. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
Premack Principle
self-concept
two-way bilingual education
withitness
26. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
norm-referenced interpretations
experimental group
fixed-interval schedule
means-ends analysis
27. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.
metacognition
critical thinking
instrumental enrichment
mock participation
28. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
small muscle development
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
identity achievement
cooperative learning
29. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
equilibration
cooperative play
PQ4R method
social learning theory
30. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
extinction burst
locus of control
prejudice reduction
sex-role behavior
31. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
serial learning
reflexes
constructivism
effective teaching
32. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
independent practice
transitional bilingual education
developmentally appropriate education
single-case experiment
33. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
random assignment
individualized instruction
self-regulation
reinforcer
34. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)
identity achievement
theory
mnemonics
PQ4R method
35. Learning of a list of items in any order.
behavioral learning theories
free-recall learning
experiment
elaboration
36. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
long-term memory
constructivist theories of learning
discrimination
unconditioned stimulus
37. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
cognitive development
discrimination
law
aptitude-treatment interaction
38. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
moral dilemmas
formative evaluation
moratorium
developmentally appropriate education
39. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
motivation
attention
industry vs. inferiority
intelligence quotient (IQ)
40. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
transfer of learning
moral dilemmas
moratorium
cooperative play
41. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
control group
process-product studies
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
compensatory preschool programs
42. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
metacognition
choral responses
paired bilingual education
Skinner box
43. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
self-esteem
aptitude-treatment interaction
norm-referenced interpretations
parallel play
44. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
proactive inhibition
criterion-references interpretations
parallel play
control group
45. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
fixed-interval schedule
norm-referenced interpretations
assertive discipline
identity vs. role confusion
46. Research + common sense
metacognitive skills
seriation
cognitive development
effective teaching
47. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
self-esteem
dual code theory of memory
compensatory preschool programs
massed practice
48. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
paired bilingual education
pegword method
aptitude-treatment interaction
private speech
49. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
heteronomous morality
initiative vs. guilt
social learning theory
generativity vs self-absorption
50. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.
theory
formative evaluation
discovery learning
industry vs. inferiority
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