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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
concrete operational stage
reversibility
egocentric
home-based reinforcement strategies
2. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
intimacy vs. isolation
attribution theory
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
conservation
3. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
pedagogy
punishment
random assignment
serial learning
4. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
metacognitive skills
verbal learning
norm-referenced interpretations
bottom-up processing
5. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)
class inclusion
descriptive research
psychosocial theory
between-class ability grouping
6. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
multiple intelligences
retroactive inhibition
calling order
mental set
7. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads to automatic punishment.
cognitive development
psychosocial crisis
automaticity
heteronomous morality
8. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
formative evaluation
review prerequisites
effective teaching
classical conditioning
9. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
continuous theories of development
initiative vs. guilt
reflexes
semantic memory
10. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
associative play
major stage theorists
applied behavior analysis
vicarious learning
11. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
primacy effect
verbal learning
flashbulb memory
bilingual education
12. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
intimacy vs. isolation
assertive discipline
schedule of reinforcement
experiment
13. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
self-esteem
development
distributed practice
self-regulated learners
14. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
dual code theory of memory
trust vs. mistrust
mapping
major stage theorists
15. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
inert knowledge
Joplin Plan
conservation
self-regulation
16. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
critical thinking
postconventional level of morality
integrity vs. despiar
assimilation
17. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
massed practice
keyword method
summarizing
dual code theory of memory
18. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.
cognitive apprenticeship
performance goals
parts of a direct instruction lesson
seatwork
19. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
punishment
variable
english immersion
rule-example-rule
20. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group
advance organizers
derived scores
cues
laboratory experiment
21. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
control group
variable
note-taking
cognitive behavior modification
22. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
Premack Principle
rule-example-rule
intelligence
cognitive apprenticeship
23. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
removal punishment
independent practice
control group
parts of a direct instruction lesson
24. 5 to 9 pieces of information
serial learning
working memory capacity
reinforcer
mental set
25. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
loci method
cognitive development
criterion-references interpretations
discovery learning
26. Events that precede behaviors
concept
antecedent stimuli
levels-of-processing theory
cooperative play
27. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
principle
treatment
generalization
outlining
28. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
principle
untracking
scaffolding
preconventional level of morality
29. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
conservation
metacognitive skills
preoperational stage
summative evaluations
30. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
perception
achievement motivation
intimacy vs. isolation
learning
31. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor
secondary reinforcer
vicarious learning
seatwork
effective use of independent practice time
32. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
aptitude-treatment interaction
individualized instruction
internal validity
positive correlation
33. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
motivation
punishment
massed practice
34. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
small muscle development
foreclosure
attribution theory
locus of control
35. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
identity vs. role confusion
rote learning
outlining
uncorrelated variables
36. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
sex-role behavior
randomized field experiment
constructivism
nformation-processing theory
37. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
cognitive behavior modification
inferred reality
mediated learning
assertive discipline
38. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
worked examples
working memory capacity
verbal learning
reinforcer
39. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
learning goals
discrimination
attribution theory
40. 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)
concrete operational stage
semantic memory
internal validity
presentation punishment
41. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
note-taking
self-actualization
semantic memory
proactive facilitation
42. The degree to which teachers feel that their own efforts determine the success of their students.
teacher efficacy
small muscle development
Blooms Taxonomy
motivation
43. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
shaping
motivation
massed practice
generativity vs self-absorption
44. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory
theory
transfer of learning
elaboration
mnemonics
45. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
elaboration
observational learning
between-class ability grouping
transitivity
46. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
procedural memory
knowledge construction
imagery
47. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
pegword method
review prerequisites
rehearsal
nformation-processing theory
48. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
mock participation
rehearsal
laboratory experiment
untracking
49. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
seriation
egocentric
expectancy-valence model
control group
50. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
communicating positive expectations
behavior-content matrix
elaboration
calling order
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