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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)
early intervention program
integrity vs. despiar
constructivist theories of learning
review prerequisites
2. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
conservation
locus of control
prosocial behaviors
mock participation
3. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
self-esteem
generalization
behavior-content matrix
egocentric
4. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
primary reinforcer
primacy effect
prosocial behaviors
top-down processing
5. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
intelligence quotient (IQ)
intelligence
presentation punishment
free-recall learning
6. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
knowledge construction
discovery learning
serial learning
bilingual education
7. A change in an individual that results from experience.
learning
accommodation
cooperative learning
large muscle development
8. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.
maintenance
automaticity
paired-associate learning
social learning theory
9. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
major stage theorists
sex-role behavior
social learning theory
flashbulb memory
10. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
two-way bilingual education
object permanence
schema theory
identity achievement
11. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
inferred reality
autonomous morality
treatment
associative play
12. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
self-regulation
serial learning
schedule of reinforcement
shaping
13. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge
reflectivity
criterion-references interpretations
parallel play
elaboration
14. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
note-taking
accommodation
reflectivity
adaptation
15. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
criterion-references interpretations
unconditioned stimulus
sensory register
knowledge construction
16. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
learning
long-term memory
locus of control
control group
17. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
formative evaluation
deficiency needs
proactive facilitation
equilibration
18. Learning of a list of items in any order.
psychosocial theory
learning goals
short-term/ working memory
free-recall learning
19. 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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20. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
transitional bilingual education
psychosocial theory
descriptive research
individualized instruction
21. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)
adaptation
moratorium
rehearsal
independent practice
22. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
behavior-content matrix
concept
attention
sex-role behavior
23. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
extinction
worked examples
egocentric
randomized field experiment
24. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
identity achievement
teacher efficacy
assertive discipline
overlapping
25. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
reversibility
identity vs. role confusion
imagery
cognitive development
26. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
growth needs
self-concept
critical thinking
loci method
27. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
metacognitive skills
transitivity
critical thinking
short-term/ working memory
28. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
Skinner box
equilibration
development
content integration
29. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge
learned helplessness
proactive inhibition
seriation
concrete operational stage
30. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
experimental group
transitional bilingual education
egocentric
modeling
31. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)
expectancy theory
initiative vs. guilt
outlining
maintenance
32. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.
discontinuous theories of development
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
conventional level of morality
33. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
reversibility
cognitive behavior modification
proactive facilitation
behavior-content matrix
34. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
paired-associate learning
dual code theory of memory
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
rule-example-rule
35. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
self-regulated learners
knowledge construction
communicating positive expectations
continuous theories of development
36. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
learning probes
stimuli
loci method
cognitive development
37. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
transitivity
Skinner box
self-regulation
advance organizers
38. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
keyword method
within-class ability grouping
intelligence
perception
39. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
loci method
effective use of independent practice time
sign systems
major stage theorists
40. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
autonomous morality
antecedent stimuli
experimental group
classical conditioning
41. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
knowledge construction
sex-role behavior
variable
working memory capacity
42. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation
reinforcer
process-product studies
meaningful learning
generativity vs self-absorption
43. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
learned helplessness
self-esteem
regrouping
private speech
44. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
discontinuous theories of development
expectancy theory
parallel play
random assignment
45. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.
self-questioning strategies
pedagogy
internal validity
intentionality
46. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
automaticity
removal punishment
internal validity
preconventional level of morality
47. 5 to 9 pieces of information
rehearsal
initiative vs. guilt
norm-referenced interpretations
working memory capacity
48. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
negative correlation
parallel play
cooperative learning
treatment
49. 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.
schema theory
large muscle development
cues
multiple intelligences
50. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
industry vs. inferiority
PQ4R method
knowledge construction
self-concept