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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Continuation (of behavior)
consequences
bottom-up processing
heteronomous morality
maintenance
2. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
autonomous morality
untracking
extinction burst
mental set
3. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)
postconventional level of morality
discrimination
moratorium
sign systems
4. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
variable
inert knowledge
transfer of learning
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
5. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
modeling
summarizing
unconditioned stimulus
transitional bilingual education
6. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
assimilation
loci method
cognitive development
achievement motivation
7. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
direct instruction
compensatory preschool programs
review prerequisites
communicating positive expectations
8. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge
proactive inhibition
paired-associate learning
retroactive inhibition
Skinner box
9. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
stimuli
criterion-related evidence
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
10. 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.
motivation
psychosocial theory
means-ends analysis
conventional level of morality
11. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.
cognitive development
internal validity
QAIT model
sensory register
12. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
external validity
moral dilemmas
class inclusion
stimuli
13. Learning of a list of items in any order.
free-recall learning
large muscle development
constructivism
associative play
14. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
sensorimotor stage
formal operational stage
negative correlation
perception
15. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
attention
sign systems
prosocial behaviors
vicarious learning
16. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
Skinner box
intimacy vs. isolation
internal validity
concrete operational stage
17. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
content integration
private speech
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
18. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences
short-term/ working memory
Joplin Plan
between-class ability grouping
episodic memory
19. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
learning probes
consequences
centration
within-class ability grouping
20. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
locus of control
discontinuous theories of development
foreclosure
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
21. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation
nongraded programs
process-product studies
rehearsal
within-class ability grouping
22. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
self-questioning strategies
variable-interval schedule.
vicarious learning
cooperative learning
23. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
Premack Principle
object permanence
intentionality
between-class ability grouping
24. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
internal validity
secondary reinforcer
top-down processing
neutral stimuli
25. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
identity diffusion
achievement motivation
independent practice
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
26. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
identity diffusion
randomized field experiment
lesson clarity
constructivism
27. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
large muscle development
laboratory experiment
affective objectives
achievement motivation
28. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
object permanence
communicating positive expectations
worked examples
expectancy-valence model
29. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward
knowledge construction
expectancy theory
centration
uncorrelated variables
30. A person's interpretation of stimuli
multiple intelligences
reflectivity
episodic memory
perception
31. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
keyword method
social learning theory
review prerequisites
psychosocial theory
32. The study of learning and teaching.
solitary play
educational psychology
pedagogy
proactive facilitation
33. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
mock participation
derived scores
achievement motivation
compensatory preschool programs
34. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
associative play
prosocial behaviors
external validity
inert knowledge
35. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
compensatory preschool programs
imagery
vicarious learning
schemes
36. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
verbal learning
autonomy vs. doubt
preconventional level of morality
self-regulation
37. Perception of and response to different stimuli
learning goals
learning
small muscle development
discrimination
38. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others
single-case experiment
psychosocial theory
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
self-regulation
39. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
nongraded programs
formal operational stage
rote learning
treatment
40. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
concept
criterion-related evidence
generalization
moratorium
41. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
between-class ability grouping
variable
process-product studies
major stage theorists
42. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
nongraded programs
primary reinforcer
law
criterion-related evidence
43. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
variable
effective teaching
lesson clarity
44. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
developmentally appropriate education
worked examples
early intervention program
Joplin Plan
45. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need
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46. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)
positive correlation
constructivist theories of learning
inferred reality
untracking
47. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
cognitive development
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
cognitive behavior modification
shaping
48. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
secondary reinforcer
cooperative scripting
content integration
meaningful learning
49. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
self-questioning strategies
cooperative learning
constructivist theories of learning
cooperative scripting
50. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
cooperative learning
reinforcer
cues
critical thinking