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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
criterion-related evidence
long-term memory
cognitive learning theories
recency effect
2. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
semantic memory
removal punishment
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
aptitude-treatment interaction
3. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
assertive discipline
autonomous morality
preoperational stage
intelligence
4. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
object permanence
cooperative scripting
rule-example-rule
seatwork
5. 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)
transfer of learning
associative play
concrete operational stage
self-concept
6. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
autonomous morality
parallel play
identity diffusion
expectancy-valence model
7. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
preconventional level of morality
analogies
intelligence
psychosocial crisis
8. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
meaningful learning
motivation
primary reinforcer
attribution theory
9. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)
classical conditioning
deficiency needs
aptitude-treatment interaction
sensorimotor stage
10. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.
untracking
performance goals
classical conditioning
internal validity
11. 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
regrouping
associative play
variable-interval schedule.
integrity vs. despiar
12. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
analogies
treatment
pegword method
Skinner box
13. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
content integration
developmentally appropriate education
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
secondary reinforcer
14. 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.
centration
discrimination
schema theory
verbal learning
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.
educational psychology
associative play
summarizing
autonomous morality
16. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
discrimination
operant conditioning
cooperative learning
cognitive learning theories
17. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
inferred reality
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
moratorium
conservation
18. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
english immersion
formal operational stage
metacognition
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
19. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
cooperative learning
means-ends analysis
intimacy vs. isolation
reflectivity
20. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
preconventional level of morality
multiple intelligences
recency effect
cognitive development
21. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
sensory register
distributed practice
equilibration
randomized field experiment
22. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
learned helplessness
continuous theories of development
antecedent stimuli
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
23. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
reversibility
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
Blooms Taxonomy
generativity vs self-absorption
24. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
object permanence
schedule of reinforcement
extinction burst
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
25. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
direct instruction
readiness training
compensatory education
derived scores
26. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
schemata
home-based reinforcement strategies
scaffolding
external locus of control
27. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
metacognition
formative evaluation
schemata
28. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
working memory capacity
review prerequisites
prejudice reduction
Blooms Taxonomy
29. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
randomized field experiment
massed practice
group contingencies
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
30. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
object permanence
cognitive learning theories
concept
variable
31. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
communicating positive expectations
affective objectives
lesson clarity
intentionality
32. 5 to 9 pieces of information
teacher efficacy
working memory capacity
single-case experiment
bottom-up processing
33. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
calling order
identity diffusion
schemes
withitness
34. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
readiness training
learning probes
extinction burst
constructivism
35. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.
regrouping
antecedent stimuli
learning probes
intelligence quotient (IQ)
36. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
continuous theories of development
cognitive development
growth needs
expectancy-valence model
37. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
cognitive development
theory
continuous theories of development
psychosocial theory
38. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
cognitive development
sensorimotor stage
equilibration
inferred reality
39. 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
free-recall learning
identity vs. role confusion
serial learning
40. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
learning probes
massed practice
transfer of learning
self-regulated learners
41. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
early intervention program
learned helplessness
treatment
summative evaluations
42. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
wait time
mental set
primacy effect
stimuli
43. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
growth needs
paired bilingual education
law
meaningful learning
44. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
worked examples
self-questioning strategies
QAIT model
semantic memory
45. Learning of a list of items in any order.
experiment
social learning theory
aptitude-treatment interaction
free-recall learning
46. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
external validity
classical conditioning
trust vs. mistrust
secondary reinforcer
47. 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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48. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
observational learning
imagery
discovery learning
psychosocial theory
49. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
continuous theories of development
primary reinforcer
experiment
large muscle development
50. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
private speech
mock participation
metacognition
Premack Principle