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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
rehearsal
affective objectives
parallel play
interference
2. 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.
summative evaluations
scaffolding
mediated learning
attribution theory
3. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward
expectancy theory
conditioned stimulus
two-way bilingual education
cooperative scripting
4. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
norm-referenced interpretations
mediated learning
identity achievement
experimental group
5. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
inert knowledge
parallel play
cognitive behavior modification
generalization
6. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
removal punishment
randomized field experiment
preoperational stage
intelligence
7. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
transfer of learning
direct instruction
identity achievement
self-actualization
8. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
discontinuous theories of development
readiness training
sex-role behavior
descriptive research
9. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
autonomous morality
compensatory education
withitness
reversibility
10. 5 to 9 pieces of information
top-down processing
long-term memory
moral dilemmas
working memory capacity
11. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
short-term/ working memory
cognitive behavior modification
small muscle development
intentionality
12. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
small muscle development
flashbulb memory
identity vs. role confusion
egocentric
13. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
zone of proximal development
consequences
moratorium
cues
14. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
critical thinking
primacy effect
transitional bilingual education
development
15. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
procedural memory
prosocial behaviors
generalization
major stage theorists
16. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
mental set
moratorium
effective use of independent practice time
self-concept
17. Assisted learning; an approach in which the teacher guides instruction by means of scaffolding to help students master and internalize the skills that permit higher cognitive functioning.
mapping
home-based reinforcement strategies
verbal learning
mediated learning
18. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
control group
law
dual code theory of memory
formative evaluation
19. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
scaffolding
early intervention program
metacognitive skills
unconditioned stimulus
20. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
reversibility
imagery
within-class ability grouping
pegword method
21. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
learned helplessness
attribution theory
aptitude-treatment interaction
removal punishment
22. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
proactive facilitation
reflexes
sensorimotor stage
formative evaluation
23. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
achievement motivation
verbal learning
postconventional level of morality
principle
24. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
imagery
teacher efficacy
psychosocial theory
verbal learning
25. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
operant conditioning
instrumental enrichment
lesson clarity
experiment
26. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
scaffolding
cognitive apprenticeship
intentionality
behavioral learning theories
27. 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.
knowledge construction
heteronomous morality
small muscle development
interference
28. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
bottom-up processing
randomized field experiment
within-class ability grouping
classical conditioning
29. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
semantic memory
performance goals
metacognition
formal operational stage
30. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
levels-of-processing theory
single-case experiment
QAIT model
independent practice
31. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
growth needs
elaboration
effective use of independent practice time
paired bilingual education
32. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
top-down processing
observational learning
object permanence
early intervention program
33. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
self-regulated learners
motivation
mediated learning
critical thinking
34. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
sensory register
withitness
overlapping
expectancy theory
35. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
learning
self-actualization
early intervention program
identity diffusion
36. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
affective objectives
schema theory
identity vs. role confusion
parallel play
37. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
transitional bilingual education
foreclosure
retroactive facilitation
self-esteem
38. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
mediated learning
schemes
analogies
semantic memory
39. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
metacognitive skills
secondary reinforcer
egocentric
continuous theories of development
40. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
educational psychology
Premack Principle
Skinner box
between-class ability grouping
41. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.
treatment
conditioned stimulus
english immersion
critical thinking
42. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
centration
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
between-class ability grouping
worked examples
43. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
control group
large muscle development
psychosocial crisis
flashbulb memory
44. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
primacy effect
rule-example-rule
private speech
sex-role behavior
45. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
communicating positive expectations
expectancy-valence model
identity diffusion
massed practice
46. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
seriation
secondary reinforcer
learned helplessness
identity vs. role confusion
47. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
assimilation
calling order
cooperative learning
scaffolding
48. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
schemes
concept
transitivity
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
49. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
principle
vicarious learning
elaboration
preoperational stage
50. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
critical thinking
Blooms Taxonomy
cognitive apprenticeship
scaffolding
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