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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. 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.
scaffolding
levels-of-processing theory
meaningful learning
neutral stimuli
2. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
performance goals
critical thinking
antecedent stimuli
3. Play that is much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.
self-regulation
means-ends analysis
associative play
external locus of control
4. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
individualized instruction
assimilation
untracking
learned helplessness
5. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
prejudice reduction
educational psychology
consequences
variable
6. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
levels-of-processing theory
summative evaluations
semantic memory
descriptive research
7. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
levels-of-processing theory
verbal learning
paired bilingual education
interference
8. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
inferred reality
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
identity diffusion
discrimination
9. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)
identity diffusion
zone of proximal development
mock participation
expectancy theory
10. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
correlational study
centration
punishment
11. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
direct instruction
attention
compensatory preschool programs
intelligence
12. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
inferred reality
primary reinforcer
between-class ability grouping
nongraded programs
13. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
overlapping
social learning theory
teacher efficacy
private speech
14. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
neutral stimuli
deficiency needs
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
accommodation
15. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
flashbulb memory
autonomous morality
self-regulation
summarizing
16. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
home-based reinforcement strategies
imagery
integrity vs. despiar
unconditioned stimulus
17. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
metacognition
review prerequisites
presentation punishment
positive correlation
18. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.
recency effect
meaningful learning
effective teaching
laboratory experiment
19. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
extinction
schemes
aptitude-treatment interaction
class inclusion
20. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others
self-regulation
lesson clarity
removal punishment
negative correlation
21. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
choral responses
cognitive development
cooperative scripting
intelligence quotient (IQ)
22. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
retroactive inhibition
punishment
long-term memory
positive correlation
23. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
psychosocial theory
descriptive research
metacognitive skills
identity vs. role confusion
24. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
parallel play
instrumental enrichment
multiple intelligences
cognitive learning theories
25. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
variable-interval schedule.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
verbal learning
Skinner box
26. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
home-based reinforcement strategies
retroactive inhibition
observational learning
levels-of-processing theory
27. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
reciprocal teaching
growth needs
removal punishment
choral responses
28. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
observational learning
learning probes
direct instruction
object permanence
29. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
direct instruction
operant conditioning
behavioral learning theories
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
30. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
rote learning
analogies
flashbulb memory
continuous theories of development
31. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
lesson clarity
initiative vs. guilt
mental set
effective teaching
32. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
small muscle development
postconventional level of morality
cues
english immersion
33. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
industry vs. inferiority
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
initial-letter strategies
primacy effect
34. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
long-term memory
nformation-processing theory
concrete operational stage
35. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
norm-referenced interpretations
independent practice
centration
self-questioning strategies
36. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
meaningful learning
rote learning
generativity vs self-absorption
overlapping
37. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory
mnemonics
english immersion
assimilation
communicating positive expectations
38. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
initial-letter strategies
advance organizers
extinction
assimilation
39. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
long-term memory
consequences
lesson clarity
pedagogy
40. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
mock participation
retroactive inhibition
nongraded programs
variable-interval schedule.
41. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
advance organizers
heteronomous morality
learning probes
nformation-processing theory
42. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
discontinuous theories of development
wait time
observational learning
formative evaluation
43. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
within-class ability grouping
locus of control
concept
sex-role behavior
44. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.
mock participation
integrity vs. despiar
elaboration
retroactive facilitation
45. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
self-regulation
equilibration
seriation
variable-interval schedule.
46. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
generativity vs self-absorption
interference
continuous theories of development
vicarious learning
47. 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.
self-concept
integrity vs. despiar
outlining
affective objectives
48. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
vicarious learning
multiple intelligences
zone of proximal development
treatment
49. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
automaticity
trust vs. mistrust
loci method
sign systems
50. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
analogies
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
internal validity
concept
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