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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward
large muscle development
solitary play
expectancy theory
pedagogy
2. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
equity pedagogy
moral dilemmas
adaptation
inferred reality
3. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
psychosocial theory
adaptation
correlational study
initiative vs. guilt
4. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
large muscle development
variable-interval schedule.
concept
content integration
5. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
experiment
principle
external locus of control
mediated learning
6. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
effective teaching
compensatory preschool programs
formative evaluation
individualized instruction
7. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
shaping
reflectivity
object permanence
developmentally appropriate education
8. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
unconditioned stimulus
top-down processing
cognitive apprenticeship
9. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
intentionality
experiment
interference
inert knowledge
10. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.
educational psychology
mock participation
classical conditioning
cooperative play
11. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
regrouping
Premack Principle
internal validity
self-regulation
12. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
imagery
theory
rehearsal
QAIT model
13. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
communicating positive expectations
mental set
constructivist theories of learning
retroactive facilitation
14. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
meaningful learning
transitivity
solitary play
experimental group
15. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
learning goals
mapping
accommodation
knowledge construction
16. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
accommodation
prosocial behaviors
metacognitive skills
formative evaluation
17. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
solitary play
learned helplessness
action research
identity vs. role confusion
18. A change in an individual that results from experience.
sensory register
proactive inhibition
metacognitive skills
learning
19. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.
seatwork
criterion-related evidence
self-concept
autonomy vs. doubt
20. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
moratorium
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
english immersion
21. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
developmentally appropriate education
nongraded programs
single-case experiment
experiment
22. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.
conventional level of morality
self-actualization
extinction
control group
23. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)
home-based reinforcement strategies
Blooms Taxonomy
foreclosure
group contingencies
24. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
egocentric
self-esteem
nongraded programs
proactive inhibition
25. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
metacognitive skills
calling order
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
assertive discipline
26. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
cognitive apprenticeship
uncorrelated variables
expectancy-valence model
english immersion
27. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
neutral stimuli
internal validity
outlining
control group
28. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
seriation
rehearsal
punishment
social comparison
29. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
aptitude-treatment interaction
meaningful learning
effective teaching
experiment
30. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
independent practice
automaticity
transfer of learning
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
31. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
foreclosure
choral responses
assertive discipline
early intervention program
32. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
verbal learning
metacognition
mediated learning
discovery learning
33. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
schedule of reinforcement
expectancy theory
reinforcer
rule-example-rule
34. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
seriation
reflexes
uncorrelated variables
discrimination
35. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
automaticity
keyword method
concept
learning probes
36. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
within-class ability grouping
sensory register
inert knowledge
rule-example-rule
37. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
small muscle development
industry vs. inferiority
paired bilingual education
centration
38. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.
mediated learning
operant conditioning
theory
recency effect
39. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
sensorimotor stage
episodic memory
applied behavior analysis
compensatory education
40. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
deficiency needs
pedagogy
flashbulb memory
randomized field experiment
41. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
attention
loci method
teacher efficacy
positive correlation
42. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
cognitive behavior modification
extinction
self-regulated learners
discovery learning
43. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
multiple intelligences
single-case experiment
learning
self-questioning strategies
44. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
presentation punishment
positive correlation
cues
schemata
45. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
flashbulb memory
primary reinforcer
centration
moratorium
46. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
attention
fixed-interval schedule
home-based reinforcement strategies
elaboration
47. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
single-case experiment
consequences
observational learning
identity achievement
48. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
intimacy vs. isolation
home-based reinforcement strategies
principle
primary reinforcer
49. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
process-product studies
mock participation
continuous theories of development
cognitive development
50. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
sensory register
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
dual code theory of memory
perception
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