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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A person's interpretation of stimuli
rote learning
class inclusion
schemes
perception
2. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
psychosocial theory
removal punishment
control group
dual code theory of memory
3. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
metacognition
proactive inhibition
rule-example-rule
long-term memory
4. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
inferred reality
private speech
self-actualization
procedural memory
5. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
variable-interval schedule.
perception
modeling
constructivism
6. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
sensory register
conventional level of morality
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
PQ4R method
7. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
object permanence
control group
random assignment
negative correlation
8. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.
reciprocal teaching
social comparison
derived scores
generativity vs self-absorption
9. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
schema theory
self-esteem
mediated learning
metacognition
10. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
verbal learning
intentionality
classical conditioning
developmentally appropriate education
11. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.
rule-example-rule
action research
cognitive behavior modification
shaping
12. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
laboratory experiment
accommodation
neutral stimuli
top-down processing
13. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
preoperational stage
prejudice reduction
parallel play
principle
14. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
rule-example-rule
prosocial behaviors
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
direct instruction
15. Learning of a list of items in any order.
self-regulation
free-recall learning
applied behavior analysis
development
16. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
metacognitive skills
identity achievement
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
self-concept
17. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
expectancy theory
schema theory
conventional level of morality
transitivity
18. 5 to 9 pieces of information
educational psychology
working memory capacity
inert knowledge
generativity vs self-absorption
19. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
object permanence
working memory capacity
self-regulation
proactive inhibition
20. 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.
wait time
early intervention program
rule-example-rule
heteronomous morality
21. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
foreclosure
verbal learning
major stage theorists
short-term/ working memory
22. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
retroactive inhibition
levels-of-processing theory
Skinner box
removal punishment
23. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
experimental group
generativity vs self-absorption
summative evaluations
moratorium
24. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
semantic memory
loci method
principle
seriation
25. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
treatment
transitional bilingual education
dual code theory of memory
reflexes
26. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
outlining
integrity vs. despiar
conservation
pegword method
27. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
content evidence
egocentric
intimacy vs. isolation
centration
28. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
antecedent stimuli
fixed-interval schedule
self-actualization
educational psychology
29. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
learning
generalization
locus of control
QAIT model
30. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
heteronomous morality
negative correlation
correlational study
internal validity
31. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
keyword method
reflectivity
cues
single-case experiment
32. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.
correlational study
criterion-references interpretations
learning goals
knowledge construction
33. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.
developmentally appropriate education
theory
reflectivity
secondary reinforcer
34. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
interference
between-class ability grouping
reinforcer
35. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
criterion-references interpretations
identity diffusion
massed practice
associative play
36. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
formal operational stage
Blooms Taxonomy
expectancy-valence model
internal validity
37. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
metacognition
loci method
centration
inferred reality
38. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.
rehearsal
schemes
internal validity
parts of a direct instruction lesson
39. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
removal punishment
pedagogy
vicarious learning
keyword method
40. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation
process-product studies
flashbulb memory
enactment
solitary play
41. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals
affective objectives
correlational study
learning goals
random assignment
42. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
transfer of learning
individualized instruction
centration
industry vs. inferiority
43. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
internal validity
social learning theory
accommodation
transitivity
44. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
unconditioned stimulus
Joplin Plan
critical thinking
inferred reality
45. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
independent practice
aptitude-treatment interaction
egocentric
46. Late adulthood (Erikson). people look back over their lifetime and come to the realization that one's life has been one's own responsibility. Despair occurs in those who regret the way they have led their lives.
rote learning
integrity vs. despiar
automaticity
cognitive learning theories
47. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)
class inclusion
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
initiative vs. guilt
identity achievement
48. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
learning goals
retroactive inhibition
accommodation
punishment
49. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
free-recall learning
paired bilingual education
wait time
initial-letter strategies
50. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.
neutral stimuli
proactive facilitation
conservation
cognitive behavior modification