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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
small muscle development
vicarious learning
attribution theory
preconventional level of morality
2. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
transitivity
within-class ability grouping
affective objectives
keyword method
3. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
procedural memory
schemes
social comparison
long-term memory
4. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
nformation-processing theory
episodic memory
QAIT model
multiple intelligences
5. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
consequences
cooperative scripting
interference
keyword method
6. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
transitivity
review prerequisites
two-way bilingual education
top-down processing
7. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
flashbulb memory
object permanence
random assignment
inferred reality
8. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
untracking
extinction
psychosocial theory
content evidence
9. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
private speech
social comparison
discrimination
automaticity
10. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
transitivity
experiment
identity diffusion
11. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
elaboration
principle
conditioned stimulus
pedagogy
12. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
action research
transitivity
retroactive facilitation
internal validity
13. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
meaningful learning
transitivity
extinction
levels-of-processing theory
14. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
bilingual education
rehearsal
cooperative scripting
massed practice
15. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
zone of proximal development
multiple intelligences
self-concept
choral responses
16. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
pedagogy
dual code theory of memory
lesson clarity
classical conditioning
17. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences
prejudice reduction
stimuli
semantic memory
episodic memory
18. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
equilibration
cognitive behavior modification
QAIT model
cognitive apprenticeship
19. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
elaboration
bilingual education
cognitive apprenticeship
psychosocial theory
20. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.
cognitive development
external locus of control
proactive facilitation
summarizing
21. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
Joplin Plan
direct instruction
psychosocial theory
schema theory
22. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
trust vs. mistrust
serial learning
behavioral learning theories
proactive inhibition
23. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
summative evaluations
observational learning
intelligence
interference
24. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
object permanence
zone of proximal development
individualized instruction
uncorrelated variables
25. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
independent practice
criterion-references interpretations
self-esteem
keyword method
26. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
loci method
schemes
punishment
discrimination
27. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
criterion-related evidence
teacher efficacy
presentation punishment
working memory capacity
28. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)
foreclosure
imagery
paired-associate learning
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
29. A change in an individual that results from experience.
learning
group contingencies
formative evaluation
associative play
30. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
norm-referenced interpretations
metacognitive skills
self-actualization
integrity vs. despiar
31. 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)
constructivist theories of learning
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
intelligence quotient (IQ)
automaticity
32. The study of learning and teaching.
stimuli
educational psychology
compensatory preschool programs
prejudice reduction
33. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
rule-example-rule
retroactive inhibition
summative evaluations
growth needs
34. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
discovery learning
retroactive inhibition
self-questioning strategies
behavior-content matrix
35. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)
transitional bilingual education
advance organizers
cognitive apprenticeship
autonomy vs. doubt
36. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
conditioned stimulus
inferred reality
pegword method
formative evaluation
37. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
postconventional level of morality
mnemonics
paired-associate learning
38. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
assimilation
QAIT model
adaptation
action research
39. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
variable
accommodation
retroactive facilitation
individualized instruction
40. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
egocentric
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
control group
autonomous morality
41. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationships among its subordinate classes.
maintenance
mnemonics
concept
class inclusion
42. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)
verbal learning
presentation punishment
adaptation
long-term memory
43. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward
positive correlation
presentation punishment
outlining
expectancy theory
44. Play that occurs alone.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
Blooms Taxonomy
solitary play
variable-interval schedule.
45. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
self-regulation
sensorimotor stage
preoperational stage
major stage theorists
46. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
industry vs. inferiority
reflectivity
learning probes
self-regulation
47. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
affective objectives
worked examples
summarizing
mapping
48. 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)
principle
concrete operational stage
working memory capacity
discovery learning
49. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
behavior-content matrix
achievement motivation
within-class ability grouping
paired bilingual education
50. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
mnemonics
primacy effect
QAIT model
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
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