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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group
cues
metacognition
deficiency needs
derived scores
2. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
generalization
dual code theory of memory
integrity vs. despiar
serial learning
3. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
behavior-content matrix
regrouping
deficiency needs
learned helplessness
4. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.
reinforcer
heteronomous morality
extinction
inferred reality
5. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
unconditioned stimulus
autonomy vs. doubt
cooperative learning
adaptation
6. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
cognitive development
choral responses
mediated learning
moratorium
7. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
performance goals
cues
expectancy-valence model
parallel play
8. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
teacher efficacy
preoperational stage
classical conditioning
constructivism
9. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
PQ4R method
serial learning
schema theory
enactment
10. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
randomized field experiment
egocentric
unconditioned stimulus
11. The study of learning and teaching.
nformation-processing theory
educational psychology
untracking
developmentally appropriate education
12. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
initial-letter strategies
sign systems
bilingual education
sex-role behavior
13. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
imagery
centration
effective use of independent practice time
means-ends analysis
14. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
self-regulation
choral responses
automaticity
derived scores
15. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.
cooperative play
conservation
aptitude-treatment interaction
major stage theorists
16. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.
sign systems
extinction burst
knowledge construction
uncorrelated variables
17. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
content integration
primacy effect
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
two-way bilingual education
18. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
note-taking
preconventional level of morality
randomized field experiment
cognitive behavior modification
19. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
between-class ability grouping
assertive discipline
correlational study
antecedent stimuli
20. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.
proactive facilitation
classical conditioning
variable-interval schedule.
sign systems
21. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
presentation punishment
modeling
effective teaching
self-regulated learners
22. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
procedural memory
outlining
locus of control
primary reinforcer
23. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
major stage theorists
group contingencies
advance organizers
schedule of reinforcement
24. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
cooperative play
internal validity
criterion-references interpretations
preoperational stage
25. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
cognitive apprenticeship
free-recall learning
long-term memory
unconditioned stimulus
26. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
home-based reinforcement strategies
intentionality
communicating positive expectations
imagery
27. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
dual code theory of memory
metacognitive skills
Skinner box
massed practice
28. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
elaboration
constructivism
self-regulation
schemes
29. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
parallel play
prosocial behaviors
group contingencies
self-concept
30. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
proactive inhibition
individualized instruction
treatment
summative evaluations
31. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
advance organizers
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
laboratory experiment
metacognitive skills
32. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
expectancy-valence model
centration
social learning theory
elaboration
33. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
formal operational stage
cooperative learning
mediated learning
compensatory education
34. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
inferred reality
cognitive apprenticeship
mnemonics
criterion-related evidence
35. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
norm-referenced interpretations
mock participation
punishment
mapping
36. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
communicating positive expectations
primacy effect
principle
aptitude-treatment interaction
37. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
paired bilingual education
reinforcer
cognitive learning theories
mapping
38. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
working memory capacity
psychosocial crisis
critical thinking
free-recall learning
39. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
semantic memory
generativity vs self-absorption
rehearsal
transitional bilingual education
40. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
recency effect
loci method
group contingencies
QAIT model
41. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.
content evidence
attribution theory
schemes
conservation
42. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
reversibility
compensatory education
untracking
equity pedagogy
43. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
effective teaching
worked examples
paired bilingual education
attention
44. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
schemata
generativity vs self-absorption
rote learning
internal validity
45. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
summarizing
verbal learning
conditioned stimulus
cues
46. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others
review prerequisites
developmentally appropriate education
rote learning
self-regulation
47. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
psychosocial theory
motivation
worked examples
assertive discipline
48. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
behavioral learning theories
deficiency needs
QAIT model
multiple intelligences
49. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
bilingual education
single-case experiment
variable-interval schedule.
industry vs. inferiority
50. Perception of and response to different stimuli
autonomous morality
trust vs. mistrust
cooperative scripting
discrimination
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