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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.
constructivist theories of learning
small muscle development
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
instrumental enrichment
2. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
pegword method
metacognition
performance goals
free-recall learning
3. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
positive correlation
postconventional level of morality
inferred reality
pedagogy
4. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
deficiency needs
moral dilemmas
behavioral learning theories
consequences
5. 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
identity diffusion
overlapping
regrouping
achievement motivation
6. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
criterion-related evidence
constructivist theories of learning
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
achievement motivation
7. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
effective teaching
paired-associate learning
note-taking
cooperative scripting
8. The degree to which teachers feel that their own efforts determine the success of their students.
sign systems
growth needs
compensatory education
teacher efficacy
9. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
social comparison
moral dilemmas
pedagogy
worked examples
10. Play that occurs alone.
associative play
solitary play
expectancy theory
scaffolding
11. 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.
mapping
variable-interval schedule.
reinforcer
scaffolding
12. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
overlapping
single-case experiment
expectancy-valence model
individualized instruction
13. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
early intervention program
affective objectives
solitary play
inert knowledge
14. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
bilingual education
top-down processing
home-based reinforcement strategies
direct instruction
15. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
primacy effect
self-esteem
initial-letter strategies
inferred reality
16. 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
secondary reinforcer
episodic memory
QAIT model
17. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
dual code theory of memory
intelligence quotient (IQ)
self-regulated learners
equilibration
18. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
self-regulated learners
experiment
outlining
internal validity
19. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
psychosocial crisis
locus of control
principle
learned helplessness
20. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
retroactive inhibition
variable-interval schedule.
positive correlation
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
21. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
external validity
review prerequisites
cognitive behavior modification
cooperative play
22. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
Premack Principle
mapping
concept
action research
23. 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
compensatory preschool programs
sensory register
within-class ability grouping
24. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
wait time
large muscle development
regrouping
learning probes
25. 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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26. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
formative evaluation
cognitive behavior modification
internal validity
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
27. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
operant conditioning
rote learning
maintenance
growth needs
28. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
distributed practice
schema theory
nformation-processing theory
between-class ability grouping
29. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
home-based reinforcement strategies
content integration
direct instruction
postconventional level of morality
30. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
primacy effect
aptitude-treatment interaction
maintenance
reciprocal teaching
31. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
calling order
summative evaluations
constructivism
extinction burst
32. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
zone of proximal development
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
parallel play
independent practice
33. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
long-term memory
advance organizers
experimental group
reversibility
34. Research + common sense
self-regulated learners
critical thinking
effective teaching
shaping
35. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co
observational learning
nformation-processing theory
effective teaching
episodic memory
36. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
flashbulb memory
correlational study
nformation-processing theory
generativity vs self-absorption
37. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
advance organizers
preconventional level of morality
learned helplessness
proactive facilitation
38. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
retroactive inhibition
readiness training
worked examples
punishment
39. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
unconditioned stimulus
parts of a direct instruction lesson
object permanence
intentionality
40. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
reciprocal teaching
withitness
social comparison
mapping
41. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
randomized field experiment
operant conditioning
negative correlation
small muscle development
42. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors
developmentally appropriate education
locus of control
choral responses
nformation-processing theory
43. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
summarizing
classical conditioning
identity achievement
rehearsal
44. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
multiple intelligences
reinforcer
inert knowledge
social learning theory
45. Continuation (of behavior)
nformation-processing theory
reciprocal teaching
self-actualization
maintenance
46. 5 to 9 pieces of information
pedagogy
working memory capacity
growth needs
metacognitive skills
47. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
self-actualization
secondary reinforcer
learning probes
motivation
48. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
antecedent stimuli
english immersion
associative play
primacy effect
49. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
constructivism
imagery
class inclusion
conditioned stimulus
50. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)
behavior-content matrix
punishment
identity achievement
wait time