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Educational Psychology Vocab

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1. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.






2. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors






3. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






4. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.






5. Perception of and response to different stimuli






6. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)






7. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.






8. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






9. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read






10. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)






11. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.






12. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






13. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)






17. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.






18. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






19. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






20. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)






21. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.






22. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






23. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)






24. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.






25. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.






26. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






27. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.






28. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






29. 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.






30. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.






31. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others






32. 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.






33. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.






34. 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.






35. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.






36. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.






37. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow






38. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison






39. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.






40. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.






41. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura






42. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






43. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.






44. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)






45. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






46. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow






47. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.






48. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






49. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities






50. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)







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