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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. 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
interference
critical thinking
growth needs
regrouping
2. 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)
concrete operational stage
psychosocial theory
reflectivity
constructivism
3. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
action research
randomized field experiment
massed practice
knowledge construction
4. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
major stage theorists
experiment
self-questioning strategies
mental set
5. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
fixed-interval schedule
removal punishment
generalization
constructivism
6. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
modeling
intelligence
sensorimotor stage
growth needs
7. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
observational learning
conservation
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
means-ends analysis
8. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
inferred reality
identity vs. role confusion
learning
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
9. Theory stating that information is stored in long-term memory in schemata (networks of connected facts and concepts) - which provide a structure for making sense of new information.
zone of proximal development
schema theory
removal punishment
initial-letter strategies
10. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
mapping
top-down processing
motivation
equilibration
11. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
self-esteem
early intervention program
proactive facilitation
social learning theory
12. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
schemes
treatment
review prerequisites
rule-example-rule
13. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
preoperational stage
random assignment
note-taking
stimuli
14. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.
theory
recency effect
secondary reinforcer
principle
15. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
proactive inhibition
metacognitive skills
review prerequisites
16. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.
moral dilemmas
conventional level of morality
self-regulation
continuous theories of development
17. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
paired bilingual education
learning probes
uncorrelated variables
self-regulated learners
18. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
mapping
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
instrumental enrichment
external validity
19. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
individualized instruction
PQ4R method
trust vs. mistrust
action research
20. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)
cooperative learning
postconventional level of morality
maintenance
foreclosure
21. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
multiple intelligences
psychosocial crisis
Blooms Taxonomy
prosocial behaviors
22. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
calling order
prejudice reduction
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
transitivity
23. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
verbal learning
outlining
analogies
fixed-interval schedule
24. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
large muscle development
seriation
punishment
regrouping
25. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
learning probes
principle
overlapping
note-taking
26. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
social learning theory
critical thinking
object permanence
imagery
27. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
motivation
heteronomous morality
recency effect
rote learning
28. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group
mnemonics
cognitive apprenticeship
initiative vs. guilt
derived scores
29. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
intimacy vs. isolation
equilibration
interference
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
30. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
calling order
direct instruction
instrumental enrichment
fixed-interval schedule
31. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
applied behavior analysis
choral responses
metacognitive skills
sensory register
32. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
loci method
discontinuous theories of development
continuous theories of development
verbal learning
33. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
episodic memory
behavioral learning theories
paired bilingual education
intimacy vs. isolation
34. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
elaboration
procedural memory
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
untracking
35. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
early intervention program
paired bilingual education
pegword method
schedule of reinforcement
36. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
Joplin Plan
cues
continuous theories of development
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
37. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
action research
associative play
formal operational stage
aptitude-treatment interaction
38. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
long-term memory
process-product studies
retroactive inhibition
rehearsal
39. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
reflexes
automaticity
bottom-up processing
long-term memory
40. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
teacher efficacy
schedule of reinforcement
effective teaching
formative evaluation
41. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
reflectivity
intimacy vs. isolation
norm-referenced interpretations
worked examples
42. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
untracking
generalization
lesson clarity
metacognitive skills
43. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
behavior-content matrix
PQ4R method
episodic memory
concept
44. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
self-questioning strategies
bottom-up processing
small muscle development
autonomous morality
45. 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.
short-term/ working memory
cues
loci method
heteronomous morality
46. Experiments in which researchers create a highly artificial - structured setting that exists for a brief period of time. Researchers can exert a very high degree of control over all the factors involved in the study.
generativity vs self-absorption
extinction
mapping
laboratory experiment
47. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
expectancy-valence model
centration
cues
attention
48. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
applied behavior analysis
rehearsal
expectancy-valence model
Blooms Taxonomy
49. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
process-product studies
prosocial behaviors
cognitive learning theories
descriptive research
50. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
preconventional level of morality
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
achievement motivation
withitness
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