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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
multiple intelligences
nformation-processing theory
achievement motivation
untracking
2. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
schemata
educational psychology
social learning theory
schema theory
3. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
modeling
postconventional level of morality
rule-example-rule
performance goals
4. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
action research
social comparison
pedagogy
5. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
inferred reality
reversibility
readiness training
episodic memory
6. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
solitary play
sex-role behavior
overlapping
single-case experiment
7. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
associative play
working memory capacity
randomized field experiment
procedural memory
8. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
imagery
transitivity
psychosocial theory
developmentally appropriate education
9. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
sensory register
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
principle
semantic memory
10. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
mnemonics
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
cognitive development
automaticity
11. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
removal punishment
cooperative scripting
psychosocial crisis
effective use of independent practice time
12. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension
behavioral learning theories
social learning theory
reciprocal teaching
initiative vs. guilt
13. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
teacher efficacy
egocentric
class inclusion
self-concept
14. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.
equilibration
intelligence quotient (IQ)
random assignment
major stage theorists
15. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
identity achievement
discontinuous theories of development
16. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
reflexes
behavioral learning theories
perception
sex-role behavior
17. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor
procedural memory
assimilation
note-taking
effective use of independent practice time
18. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
learned helplessness
flashbulb memory
self-questioning strategies
19. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
secondary reinforcer
emergent literacy
punishment
cooperative learning
20. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)
development
schemes
foreclosure
readiness training
21. 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.
internal validity
cooperative learning
generativity vs self-absorption
integrity vs. despiar
22. Problem-solving technique that encourages indentifying the goal (ends) to be attained - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
generalization
means-ends analysis
schema theory
23. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
discovery learning
Joplin Plan
QAIT model
recency effect
24. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)
rote learning
postconventional level of morality
concrete operational stage
primary reinforcer
25. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
formative evaluation
moral dilemmas
variable-interval schedule.
proactive inhibition
26. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
external locus of control
developmentally appropriate education
small muscle development
uncorrelated variables
27. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
PQ4R method
positive correlation
psychosocial theory
automaticity
28. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
autonomy vs. doubt
knowledge construction
emergent literacy
shaping
29. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.
correlational study
generativity vs self-absorption
metacognition
recency effect
30. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
moral dilemmas
content evidence
cognitive behavior modification
31. 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)
analogies
generalization
short-term/ working memory
initiative vs. guilt
32. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
free-recall learning
vicarious learning
aptitude-treatment interaction
lesson clarity
33. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
mediated learning
analogies
automaticity
semantic memory
34. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
Joplin Plan
nformation-processing theory
short-term/ working memory
control group
35. 5 to 9 pieces of information
prosocial behaviors
conventional level of morality
Joplin Plan
working memory capacity
36. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
assertive discipline
effective use of independent practice time
external locus of control
punishment
37. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.
semantic memory
social comparison
trust vs. mistrust
sex-role behavior
38. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
two-way bilingual education
uncorrelated variables
untracking
punishment
39. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
QAIT model
discontinuous theories of development
choral responses
compensatory preschool programs
40. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
within-class ability grouping
object permanence
instrumental enrichment
levels-of-processing theory
41. Teaching techniques that facilitate the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class groups.
trust vs. mistrust
variable
equity pedagogy
constructivism
42. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).
schema theory
developmentally appropriate education
home-based reinforcement strategies
criterion-related evidence
43. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
mnemonics
summative evaluations
attribution theory
initial-letter strategies
44. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
cues
moral dilemmas
schemes
means-ends analysis
45. 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.
independent practice
pegword method
self-regulated learners
associative play
46. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
sex-role behavior
compensatory preschool programs
long-term memory
initiative vs. guilt
47. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
extinction
centration
psychosocial crisis
development
48. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
preoperational stage
locus of control
prejudice reduction
discovery learning
49. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)
sensorimotor stage
neutral stimuli
proactive facilitation
transitional bilingual education
50. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
intentionality
maintenance
sex-role behavior
single-case experiment