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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
wait time
laboratory experiment
large muscle development
consequences
2. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
major stage theorists
parallel play
preconventional level of morality
internal validity
3. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
classical conditioning
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
egocentric
enactment
4. Play that occurs alone.
locus of control
preoperational stage
schemes
solitary play
5. Learning of a list of items in any order.
expectancy-valence model
cues
free-recall learning
correlational study
6. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
consequences
procedural memory
self-questioning strategies
self-regulation
7. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
experiment
initiative vs. guilt
criterion-references interpretations
extinction
8. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
mapping
wait time
internal validity
preconventional level of morality
9. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
norm-referenced interpretations
retroactive inhibition
means-ends analysis
nformation-processing theory
10. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
antecedent stimuli
semantic memory
dual code theory of memory
review prerequisites
11. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
episodic memory
nformation-processing theory
positive correlation
formative evaluation
12. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
emergent literacy
trust vs. mistrust
integrity vs. despiar
aptitude-treatment interaction
13. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
external validity
object permanence
behavioral learning theories
motivation
14. 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.
mediated learning
accommodation
cognitive learning theories
process-product studies
15. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
cues
applied behavior analysis
transitional bilingual education
randomized field experiment
16. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
applied behavior analysis
law
transitivity
inferred reality
17. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
expectancy-valence model
developmentally appropriate education
variable-interval schedule.
outlining
18. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
QAIT model
negative correlation
foreclosure
calling order
19. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
growth needs
conservation
assimilation
two-way bilingual education
20. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
within-class ability grouping
single-case experiment
self-esteem
retroactive facilitation
21. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
preconventional level of morality
attention
cooperative learning
rote learning
22. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.
preoperational stage
paired bilingual education
cooperative learning
attribution theory
23. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
rote learning
transitional bilingual education
cooperative scripting
independent practice
24. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
randomized field experiment
sign systems
initial-letter strategies
correlational study
25. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
sign systems
behavior-content matrix
motivation
keyword method
26. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
transitional bilingual education
preoperational stage
short-term/ working memory
effective use of independent practice time
27. 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)
untracking
learning probes
control group
autonomy vs. doubt
28. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
compensatory preschool programs
small muscle development
discrimination
conditioned stimulus
29. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
random assignment
flashbulb memory
constructivism
concrete operational stage
30. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
levels-of-processing theory
readiness training
accommodation
reflexes
31. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
law
primary reinforcer
cooperative play
learning
32. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
principle
psychosocial crisis
self-regulation
object permanence
33. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
laboratory experiment
individualized instruction
levels-of-processing theory
nongraded programs
34. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
learning probes
PQ4R method
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
compensatory education
35. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.
advance organizers
discrimination
growth needs
enactment
36. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
variable
self-esteem
constructivism
conservation
37. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
metacognitive skills
operant conditioning
equilibration
autonomy vs. doubt
38. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
worked examples
trust vs. mistrust
note-taking
private speech
39. The study of learning and teaching.
achievement motivation
withitness
equity pedagogy
educational psychology
40. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)
moral dilemmas
self-concept
initiative vs. guilt
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
41. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
prejudice reduction
extinction
criterion-related evidence
expectancy-valence model
42. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
intelligence quotient (IQ)
keyword method
parts of a direct instruction lesson
home-based reinforcement strategies
43. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.
psychosocial crisis
retroactive facilitation
theory
experimental group
44. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
postconventional level of morality
schemes
communicating positive expectations
theory
45. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need
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46. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.
massed practice
self-questioning strategies
identity diffusion
preconventional level of morality
47. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
serial learning
cooperative learning
intentionality
postconventional level of morality
48. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors
locus of control
prosocial behaviors
summarizing
instrumental enrichment
49. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
choral responses
self-esteem
means-ends analysis
readiness training
50. Events that precede behaviors
secondary reinforcer
compensatory education
psychosocial crisis
antecedent stimuli