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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
serial learning
bottom-up processing
Skinner box
control group
2. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
treatment
consequences
action research
learning probes
3. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
internal validity
group contingencies
rote learning
automaticity
4. A person's interpretation of stimuli
perception
primacy effect
foreclosure
treatment
5. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
presentation punishment
unconditioned stimulus
note-taking
zone of proximal development
6. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
free-recall learning
assimilation
small muscle development
identity achievement
7. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)
heteronomous morality
between-class ability grouping
adaptation
perception
8. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors
proactive facilitation
schemata
locus of control
nongraded programs
9. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
variable
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
procedural memory
accommodation
10. 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
prosocial behaviors
assertive discipline
affective objectives
observational learning
11. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
intelligence
identity vs. role confusion
industry vs. inferiority
punishment
12. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)
social learning theory
trust vs. mistrust
effective teaching
foreclosure
13. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
generalization
untracking
shaping
reciprocal teaching
14. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.
learning
retroactive facilitation
overlapping
conservation
15. A method of ability grouping in which students in mixed-ability classes are assigned to reading or math classes on the basis of their performance levels
seatwork
external locus of control
regrouping
summarizing
16. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
concept
assimilation
shaping
self-concept
17. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.
cognitive development
achievement motivation
automaticity
expectancy-valence model
18. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
removal punishment
identity vs. role confusion
autonomous morality
extinction burst
19. 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.
criterion-references interpretations
affective objectives
dual code theory of memory
means-ends analysis
20. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
descriptive research
fixed-interval schedule
group contingencies
initial-letter strategies
21. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
assimilation
self-concept
locus of control
QAIT model
22. Assisted learning; an approach in which the teacher guides instruction by means of scaffolding to help students master and internalize the skills that permit higher cognitive functioning.
cognitive development
reciprocal teaching
mediated learning
motivation
23. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
concept
schemes
cooperative play
learned helplessness
24. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
imagery
large muscle development
knowledge construction
intelligence
25. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
early intervention program
norm-referenced interpretations
external validity
26. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
uncorrelated variables
extinction
equilibration
concrete operational stage
27. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
communicating positive expectations
educational psychology
expectancy theory
assertive discipline
28. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
secondary reinforcer
proactive inhibition
major stage theorists
prejudice reduction
29. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
instrumental enrichment
parallel play
recency effect
individualized instruction
30. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
reflectivity
cooperative learning
critical thinking
31. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
sensorimotor stage
growth needs
formal operational stage
identity achievement
32. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
action research
schemata
object permanence
Blooms Taxonomy
33. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
direct instruction
independent practice
unconditioned stimulus
industry vs. inferiority
34. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
presentation punishment
cooperative play
analogies
private speech
35. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory
prejudice reduction
antecedent stimuli
wait time
mnemonics
36. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
psychosocial theory
wait time
dual code theory of memory
pedagogy
37. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
neutral stimuli
descriptive research
zone of proximal development
experiment
38. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
individualized instruction
class inclusion
transfer of learning
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
39. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
advance organizers
compensatory education
within-class ability grouping
self-regulation
40. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
proactive inhibition
major stage theorists
retroactive inhibition
parallel play
41. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
wait time
conservation
extinction burst
action research
42. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
reflexes
readiness training
untracking
paired bilingual education
43. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
negative correlation
top-down processing
self-regulated learners
schemata
44. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
accommodation
parts of a direct instruction lesson
calling order
Premack Principle
45. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
law
PQ4R method
experiment
developmentally appropriate education
46. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
interference
vicarious learning
loci method
concept
47. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
self-regulated learners
identity diffusion
modeling
foreclosure
48. 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)
initiative vs. guilt
autonomy vs. doubt
PQ4R method
schema theory
49. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
variable-interval schedule.
english immersion
intimacy vs. isolation
cognitive behavior modification
50. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
primacy effect
compensatory preschool programs
worked examples
sex-role behavior
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