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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
classical conditioning
sensorimotor stage
QAIT model
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
2. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
group contingencies
uncorrelated variables
experimental group
educational psychology
3. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
norm-referenced interpretations
social comparison
negative correlation
flashbulb memory
4. Experiments in which researchers create a highly artificial - structured setting that exists for a brief period of time. Researchers can exert a very high degree of control over all the factors involved in the study.
direct instruction
laboratory experiment
psychosocial crisis
attention
5. A change in an individual that results from experience.
moratorium
learning
schedule of reinforcement
loci method
6. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
choral responses
assertive discipline
advance organizers
worked examples
7. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
bilingual education
english immersion
behavioral learning theories
8. 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
distributed practice
discovery learning
untracking
loci method
9. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)
advance organizers
QAIT model
autonomy vs. doubt
retroactive inhibition
10. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
discrimination
vicarious learning
conventional level of morality
11. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationships among its subordinate classes.
class inclusion
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
keyword method
proactive facilitation
12. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
short-term/ working memory
external locus of control
scaffolding
rote learning
13. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
untracking
self-concept
loci method
overlapping
14. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.
rehearsal
early intervention program
proactive facilitation
classical conditioning
15. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
psychosocial crisis
generalization
principle
constructivist theories of learning
16. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
major stage theorists
vicarious learning
randomized field experiment
retroactive facilitation
17. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
experimental group
bottom-up processing
observational learning
direct instruction
18. 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)
presentation punishment
constructivist theories of learning
locus of control
intelligence quotient (IQ)
19. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
calling order
law
choral responses
rehearsal
20. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
schedule of reinforcement
independent practice
schemes
verbal learning
21. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
cooperative scripting
conventional level of morality
multiple intelligences
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
22. 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.
learning
self-regulation
conventional level of morality
scaffolding
23. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals
learning goals
summarizing
multiple intelligences
affective objectives
24. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.
principle
nongraded programs
instrumental enrichment
compensatory preschool programs
25. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
equilibration
preoperational stage
learning probes
choral responses
26. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
primary reinforcer
development
summarizing
top-down processing
27. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
presentation punishment
generalization
seatwork
heteronomous morality
28. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
note-taking
QAIT model
negative correlation
vicarious learning
29. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
calling order
distributed practice
cognitive behavior modification
applied behavior analysis
30. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
fixed-interval schedule
preconventional level of morality
developmentally appropriate education
modeling
31. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
review prerequisites
instrumental enrichment
cognitive development
principle
32. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
social learning theory
zone of proximal development
variable-interval schedule.
within-class ability grouping
33. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
law
lesson clarity
self-regulated learners
adaptation
34. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
identity achievement
learning probes
parallel play
keyword method
35. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
self-esteem
aptitude-treatment interaction
theory
direct instruction
36. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
laboratory experiment
development
constructivism
discontinuous theories of development
37. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
critical thinking
interference
withitness
outlining
38. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
accommodation
egocentric
Premack Principle
behavior-content matrix
39. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
law
self-questioning strategies
intelligence
paired-associate learning
40. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
direct instruction
PQ4R method
zone of proximal development
readiness training
41. 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
solitary play
dual code theory of memory
cognitive learning theories
42. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
development
scaffolding
sensory register
content integration
43. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
consequences
verbal learning
bilingual education
cues
44. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
experiment
regrouping
learned helplessness
multiple intelligences
45. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
within-class ability grouping
inferred reality
variable
constructivist theories of learning
46. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si
mediated learning
Blooms Taxonomy
social comparison
retroactive facilitation
47. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
achievement motivation
conditioned stimulus
self-regulation
centration
48. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
random assignment
behavior-content matrix
inert knowledge
accommodation
49. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
bilingual education
principle
readiness training
random assignment
50. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
reflectivity
large muscle development
consequences
growth needs
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