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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
working memory capacity
interference
semantic memory
identity diffusion
2. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
prosocial behaviors
bilingual education
reciprocal teaching
primary reinforcer
3. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
fixed-interval schedule
intelligence quotient (IQ)
object permanence
conservation
4. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
extinction
conventional level of morality
readiness training
mental set
5. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
sensory register
stimuli
learned helplessness
norm-referenced interpretations
6. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
note-taking
control group
proactive inhibition
7. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
adaptation
uncorrelated variables
developmentally appropriate education
variable
8. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
concrete operational stage
calling order
9. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
multiple intelligences
generalization
trust vs. mistrust
self-esteem
10. 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)
generativity vs self-absorption
concrete operational stage
reversibility
conventional level of morality
11. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
prejudice reduction
uncorrelated variables
cooperative scripting
law
12. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
procedural memory
trust vs. mistrust
small muscle development
imagery
13. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
expectancy theory
external locus of control
verbal learning
control group
14. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
advance organizers
massed practice
short-term/ working memory
rote learning
15. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
self-regulated learners
major stage theorists
theory
dual code theory of memory
16. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
extinction
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
cooperative play
parallel play
17. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
intelligence quotient (IQ)
scaffolding
criterion-related evidence
18. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
automaticity
semantic memory
attention
large muscle development
19. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
zone of proximal development
norm-referenced interpretations
transfer of learning
performance goals
20. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
flashbulb memory
self-esteem
psychosocial theory
transfer of learning
21. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
serial learning
behavior-content matrix
enactment
control group
22. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
expectancy-valence model
individualized instruction
self-regulation
punishment
23. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
readiness training
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
trust vs. mistrust
flashbulb memory
24. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
review prerequisites
correlational study
meaningful learning
scaffolding
25. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co
initial-letter strategies
observational learning
external validity
readiness training
26. 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.
knowledge construction
emergent literacy
treatment
mapping
27. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences
episodic memory
instrumental enrichment
parallel play
learned helplessness
28. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
psychosocial theory
automaticity
norm-referenced interpretations
short-term/ working memory
29. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
levels-of-processing theory
metacognitive skills
observational learning
postconventional level of morality
30. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)
identity achievement
content integration
between-class ability grouping
industry vs. inferiority
31. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
continuous theories of development
wait time
mental set
conditioned stimulus
32. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
reinforcer
schedule of reinforcement
autonomous morality
inferred reality
33. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
direct instruction
reflexes
retroactive inhibition
sensory register
34. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
paired-associate learning
moral dilemmas
reflexes
schema theory
35. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
parallel play
group contingencies
direct instruction
law
36. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
content evidence
private speech
bilingual education
learning goals
37. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
derived scores
independent practice
PQ4R method
distributed practice
38. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
scaffolding
enactment
two-way bilingual education
QAIT model
39. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
reinforcer
internal validity
episodic memory
transitivity
40. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
note-taking
sex-role behavior
nongraded programs
PQ4R method
41. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
reversibility
bottom-up processing
two-way bilingual education
sign systems
42. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
untracking
distributed practice
review prerequisites
self-esteem
43. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
primacy effect
teacher efficacy
centration
presentation punishment
44. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.
self-questioning strategies
reinforcer
associative play
conventional level of morality
45. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
preconventional level of morality
schemata
pedagogy
keyword method
46. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
presentation punishment
self-questioning strategies
identity diffusion
conventional level of morality
47. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
punishment
fixed-interval schedule
transitivity
48. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
intelligence
perception
identity diffusion
proactive inhibition
49. 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)
cooperative scripting
mental set
Blooms Taxonomy
initiative vs. guilt
50. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
note-taking
cooperative learning
flashbulb memory
within-class ability grouping