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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
small muscle development
solitary play
meaningful learning
flashbulb memory
2. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
social comparison
principle
vicarious learning
content evidence
3. Play that is much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.
derived scores
associative play
free-recall learning
single-case experiment
4. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
wait time
self-questioning strategies
individualized instruction
moral dilemmas
5. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
applied behavior analysis
major stage theorists
parts of a direct instruction lesson
dual code theory of memory
6. Continuation (of behavior)
maintenance
instrumental enrichment
rehearsal
prejudice reduction
7. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
object permanence
mediated learning
action research
review prerequisites
8. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
large muscle development
working memory capacity
conventional level of morality
affective objectives
9. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
levels-of-processing theory
educational psychology
equilibration
prejudice reduction
10. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
modeling
moratorium
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
identity vs. role confusion
11. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
cognitive behavior modification
learning goals
initiative vs. guilt
pegword method
12. A person's interpretation of stimuli
cooperative learning
reflexes
consequences
perception
13. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
observational learning
maintenance
behavior-content matrix
content evidence
14. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
advance organizers
long-term memory
content integration
psychosocial theory
15. 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.
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
autonomy vs. doubt
laboratory experiment
fixed-interval schedule
16. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
learning goals
sensorimotor stage
metacognitive skills
learned helplessness
17. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
stimuli
communicating positive expectations
derived scores
choral responses
18. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)
cues
accommodation
trust vs. mistrust
generativity vs self-absorption
19. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
sign systems
expectancy theory
massed practice
growth needs
20. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
egocentric
inert knowledge
Premack Principle
semantic memory
21. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
short-term/ working memory
calling order
Premack Principle
principle
22. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
mapping
social learning theory
behavioral learning theories
generalization
23. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
process-product studies
compensatory preschool programs
recency effect
intelligence
24. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
cooperative learning
regrouping
prejudice reduction
mock participation
25. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
identity diffusion
meaningful learning
teacher efficacy
cognitive behavior modification
26. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
autonomous morality
automaticity
reflexes
metacognition
27. The study of learning and teaching.
multiple intelligences
educational psychology
metacognitive skills
sex-role behavior
28. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
prejudice reduction
removal punishment
procedural memory
learned helplessness
29. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
punishment
experimental group
psychosocial theory
30. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
english immersion
treatment
interference
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
31. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.
reversibility
self-concept
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
massed practice
32. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.
paired bilingual education
independent practice
mock participation
norm-referenced interpretations
33. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
rehearsal
compensatory education
centration
development
34. Teaching techniques that facilitate the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class groups.
equity pedagogy
english immersion
concrete operational stage
cooperative learning
35. 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.
parallel play
direct instruction
loci method
scaffolding
36. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.
content evidence
proactive inhibition
emergent literacy
content integration
37. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
criterion-related evidence
schedule of reinforcement
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
knowledge construction
38. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
conventional level of morality
bottom-up processing
discontinuous theories of development
assimilation
39. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
constructivism
industry vs. inferiority
consequences
conventional level of morality
40. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.
expectancy-valence model
perception
secondary reinforcer
modeling
41. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
object permanence
reflectivity
aptitude-treatment interaction
expectancy-valence model
42. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
free-recall learning
identity achievement
maintenance
uncorrelated variables
43. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
learning goals
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
norm-referenced interpretations
intelligence
44. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
paired bilingual education
experimental group
theory
45. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
growth needs
consequences
cooperative learning
intelligence
46. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
identity diffusion
autonomy vs. doubt
accommodation
affective objectives
47. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.
achievement motivation
solitary play
distributed practice
prosocial behaviors
48. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
performance goals
reciprocal teaching
effective teaching
assimilation
49. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
parallel play
randomized field experiment
group contingencies
modeling
50. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
foreclosure
growth needs
private speech
sign systems