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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
performance goals
behavior-content matrix
review prerequisites
pegword method
2. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
classical conditioning
intimacy vs. isolation
action research
extinction
3. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
reinforcer
home-based reinforcement strategies
worked examples
loci method
4. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
maintenance
aptitude-treatment interaction
unconditioned stimulus
preconventional level of morality
5. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
independent practice
uncorrelated variables
proactive facilitation
large muscle development
6. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension
identity diffusion
experimental group
prejudice reduction
reciprocal teaching
7. Teaching techniques that facilitate the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class groups.
randomized field experiment
equity pedagogy
internal validity
experimental group
8. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
preoperational stage
intentionality
equity pedagogy
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
9. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
observational learning
positive correlation
metacognitive skills
attribution theory
10. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
large muscle development
uncorrelated variables
means-ends analysis
procedural memory
11. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
within-class ability grouping
imagery
random assignment
extinction
12. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
assimilation
conservation
note-taking
variable-interval schedule.
13. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.
primacy effect
pedagogy
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
action research
14. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
cognitive learning theories
expectancy theory
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
constructivist theories of learning
15. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
untracking
prejudice reduction
learned helplessness
reflexes
16. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.
reinforcer
unconditioned stimulus
levels-of-processing theory
expectancy-valence model
17. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
compensatory education
experiment
calling order
between-class ability grouping
18. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
moral dilemmas
generalization
summative evaluations
cognitive development
19. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
self-regulation
choral responses
mapping
teacher efficacy
20. 5 to 9 pieces of information
readiness training
overlapping
intimacy vs. isolation
working memory capacity
21. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.
QAIT model
enactment
social learning theory
antecedent stimuli
22. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
enactment
removal punishment
parts of a direct instruction lesson
23. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
variable
secondary reinforcer
mnemonics
private speech
24. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
schemes
content evidence
early intervention program
intelligence
25. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
equilibration
paired bilingual education
treatment
compensatory preschool programs
26. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
principle
compensatory education
attention
within-class ability grouping
27. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
concrete operational stage
motivation
discontinuous theories of development
flashbulb memory
28. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
self-regulation
transfer of learning
behavioral learning theories
private speech
29. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
discrimination
instrumental enrichment
schemata
self-regulated learners
30. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
levels-of-processing theory
variable
paired-associate learning
content integration
31. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
intelligence
sensory register
achievement motivation
instrumental enrichment
32. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
english immersion
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
self-esteem
control group
33. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
identity vs. role confusion
self-questioning strategies
keyword method
summative evaluations
34. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
independent practice
learning probes
sensory register
experimental group
35. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
heteronomous morality
affective objectives
elaboration
self-esteem
36. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
home-based reinforcement strategies
foreclosure
equity pedagogy
integrity vs. despiar
37. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
early intervention program
attention
mental set
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
38. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
primary reinforcer
pegword method
autonomous morality
teacher efficacy
39. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
schemata
extinction
small muscle development
early intervention program
40. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
free-recall learning
principle
behavioral learning theories
criterion-related evidence
41. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
instrumental enrichment
solitary play
transitional bilingual education
major stage theorists
42. Play that occurs alone.
solitary play
early intervention program
communicating positive expectations
self-regulated learners
43. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
motivation
knowledge construction
transitional bilingual education
applied behavior analysis
44. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
developmentally appropriate education
private speech
summative evaluations
massed practice
45. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
reciprocal teaching
self-actualization
uncorrelated variables
transfer of learning
46. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
meaningful learning
control group
conservation
47. Events that precede behaviors
critical thinking
variable-interval schedule.
randomized field experiment
antecedent stimuli
48. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.
concept
cooperative play
mental set
english immersion
49. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
locus of control
generalization
deficiency needs
interference
50. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
laboratory experiment
rehearsal
recency effect
intentionality
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