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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
self-concept
autonomy vs. doubt
identity achievement
egocentric
2. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
intimacy vs. isolation
self-actualization
regrouping
removal punishment
3. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
mock participation
development
action research
positive correlation
4. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
outlining
reflectivity
compensatory preschool programs
psychosocial crisis
5. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
self-esteem
mapping
continuous theories of development
pedagogy
6. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.
elaboration
neutral stimuli
major stage theorists
motivation
7. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
derived scores
criterion-related evidence
extinction burst
episodic memory
8. Continuation (of behavior)
randomized field experiment
maintenance
proactive facilitation
schemes
9. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
motivation
discrimination
levels-of-processing theory
10. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
rule-example-rule
direct instruction
proactive inhibition
between-class ability grouping
11. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
internal validity
assertive discipline
mnemonics
dual code theory of memory
12. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
removal punishment
solitary play
deficiency needs
meaningful learning
13. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
postconventional level of morality
reciprocal teaching
free-recall learning
inferred reality
14. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
learned helplessness
uncorrelated variables
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
assimilation
15. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
outlining
group contingencies
experimental group
advance organizers
16. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
accommodation
private speech
self-concept
preconventional level of morality
17. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
small muscle development
classical conditioning
identity diffusion
neutral stimuli
18. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
untracking
self-regulation
within-class ability grouping
large muscle development
19. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
treatment
applied behavior analysis
working memory capacity
transfer of learning
20. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
top-down processing
flashbulb memory
interference
applied behavior analysis
21. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
retroactive facilitation
seatwork
choral responses
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
22. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
serial learning
discontinuous theories of development
zone of proximal development
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
23. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
enactment
working memory capacity
consequences
bottom-up processing
24. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
episodic memory
variable
generalization
flashbulb memory
25. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
psychosocial theory
cognitive apprenticeship
lesson clarity
uncorrelated variables
26. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
moratorium
reflexes
episodic memory
serial learning
27. 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
observational learning
self-regulation
within-class ability grouping
automaticity
28. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
behavior-content matrix
growth needs
cues
QAIT model
29. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
reversibility
initiative vs. guilt
attention
lesson clarity
30. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
large muscle development
generativity vs self-absorption
self-esteem
mediated learning
31. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
rehearsal
withitness
review prerequisites
removal punishment
32. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.
compensatory education
theory
sensorimotor stage
mock participation
33. Learning of a list of items in any order.
readiness training
free-recall learning
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
perception
34. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
cognitive development
external validity
law
effective teaching
35. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
interference
independent practice
nformation-processing theory
locus of control
36. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
adaptation
pegword method
social learning theory
major stage theorists
37. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).
compensatory education
developmentally appropriate education
experimental group
Skinner box
38. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
removal punishment
external locus of control
critical thinking
cognitive apprenticeship
39. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
multiple intelligences
outlining
retroactive facilitation
inert knowledge
40. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.
instrumental enrichment
nformation-processing theory
action research
generativity vs self-absorption
41. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
large muscle development
initial-letter strategies
proactive inhibition
unconditioned stimulus
42. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
early intervention program
two-way bilingual education
learning probes
discovery learning
43. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
trust vs. mistrust
readiness training
motivation
44. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
adaptation
external validity
rule-example-rule
self-regulation
45. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
uncorrelated variables
emergent literacy
continuous theories of development
46. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
stimuli
major stage theorists
extinction burst
variable-interval schedule.
47. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
assimilation
discrimination
discontinuous theories of development
serial learning
48. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
individualized instruction
between-class ability grouping
locus of control
episodic memory
49. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
learning probes
achievement motivation
identity vs. role confusion
paired bilingual education
50. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.
locus of control
negative correlation
positive correlation
learned helplessness
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