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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
deficiency needs
independent practice
autonomy vs. doubt
randomized field experiment
2. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
identity diffusion
transitivity
affective objectives
worked examples
3. 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.
emergent literacy
cooperative learning
conservation
action research
4. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
cues
pedagogy
wait time
concept
5. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
learning probes
verbal learning
conservation
reflexes
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.
attention
proactive inhibition
vicarious learning
single-case experiment
7. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
interference
imagery
instrumental enrichment
inert knowledge
8. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
large muscle development
summarizing
loci method
PQ4R method
9. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
mapping
equilibration
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
prosocial behaviors
10. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
negative correlation
early intervention program
Premack Principle
norm-referenced interpretations
11. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
initiative vs. guilt
equity pedagogy
mnemonics
centration
12. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
episodic memory
consequences
worked examples
cognitive apprenticeship
13. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
operant conditioning
behavioral learning theories
classical conditioning
seatwork
14. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation
advance organizers
process-product studies
intimacy vs. isolation
action research
15. Events that precede behaviors
paired bilingual education
antecedent stimuli
vicarious learning
learning probes
16. Support for learning and problem solving; might include clues - reminders - encouragement - breaking the problem down into steps - providing an example - or anything else that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner.
flashbulb memory
reciprocal teaching
scaffolding
conventional level of morality
17. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
identity vs. role confusion
intimacy vs. isolation
large muscle development
experimental group
18. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.
egocentric
instrumental enrichment
paired-associate learning
extinction burst
19. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
Skinner box
reinforcer
self-regulation
rule-example-rule
20. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
descriptive research
readiness training
two-way bilingual education
procedural memory
21. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
teacher efficacy
interference
reciprocal teaching
industry vs. inferiority
22. Continuation (of behavior)
maintenance
behavior-content matrix
equity pedagogy
preoperational stage
23. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
cooperative scripting
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
punishment
constructivist theories of learning
24. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
effective teaching
dual code theory of memory
short-term/ working memory
presentation punishment
25. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
aptitude-treatment interaction
Skinner box
pegword method
maintenance
26. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
psychosocial crisis
group contingencies
instrumental enrichment
interference
27. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
secondary reinforcer
continuous theories of development
free-recall learning
identity vs. role confusion
28. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
learning probes
QAIT model
rule-example-rule
performance goals
29. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
generativity vs self-absorption
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
small muscle development
perception
30. Play that occurs alone.
conditioned stimulus
concrete operational stage
cognitive learning theories
solitary play
31. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
massed practice
schemata
choral responses
autonomous morality
32. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
large muscle development
descriptive research
sign systems
cues
33. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
mapping
centration
early intervention program
34. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
proactive facilitation
extinction
semantic memory
sensory register
35. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
fixed-interval schedule
cooperative play
solitary play
shaping
36. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
primacy effect
variable-interval schedule.
constructivism
constructivist theories of learning
37. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
moral dilemmas
reversibility
serial learning
learning
38. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
free-recall learning
constructivism
summarizing
sex-role behavior
39. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
schemata
correlational study
massed practice
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
40. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)
concrete operational stage
sensorimotor stage
random assignment
vicarious learning
41. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
readiness training
emergent literacy
bilingual education
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
42. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
primacy effect
discontinuous theories of development
reciprocal teaching
43. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
small muscle development
preconventional level of morality
initiative vs. guilt
principle
44. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
assertive discipline
constructivism
metacognitive skills
advance organizers
45. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
behavior-content matrix
adaptation
affective objectives
discrimination
46. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
continuous theories of development
transitivity
removal punishment
overlapping
47. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
criterion-related evidence
psychosocial theory
procedural memory
top-down processing
48. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
attention
cognitive apprenticeship
shaping
modeling
49. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
meaningful learning
perception
unconditioned stimulus
note-taking
50. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
schema theory
stimuli
worked examples
english immersion