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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
rehearsal
preconventional level of morality
experiment
between-class ability grouping
2. 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.
conservation
heteronomous morality
deficiency needs
small muscle development
3. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.
Skinner box
cognitive behavior modification
attribution theory
social comparison
4. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
Premack Principle
discontinuous theories of development
punishment
constructivism
5. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
elaboration
discontinuous theories of development
parallel play
schemes
6. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
development
semantic memory
constructivist theories of learning
mediated learning
7. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned stimulus
negative correlation
cognitive learning theories
mediated learning
8. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
pedagogy
fixed-interval schedule
variable-interval schedule.
transfer of learning
9. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
content evidence
initial-letter strategies
group contingencies
serial learning
10. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
presentation punishment
rote learning
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
11. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
equity pedagogy
cognitive behavior modification
Premack Principle
dual code theory of memory
12. 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)
continuous theories of development
negative correlation
two-way bilingual education
constructivist theories of learning
13. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
discontinuous theories of development
affective objectives
retroactive inhibition
rote learning
14. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
assertive discipline
attribution theory
two-way bilingual education
intelligence
15. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
intelligence
sensory register
summative evaluations
accommodation
16. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
heteronomous morality
retroactive inhibition
discovery learning
knowledge construction
17. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
procedural memory
wait time
self-regulation
centration
18. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.
within-class ability grouping
lesson clarity
enactment
metacognitive skills
19. 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
proactive facilitation
independent practice
reflexes
20. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
note-taking
communicating positive expectations
automaticity
between-class ability grouping
21. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
interference
small muscle development
deficiency needs
self-questioning strategies
22. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
independent practice
untracking
semantic memory
scaffolding
23. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
consequences
private speech
large muscle development
Joplin Plan
24. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
elaboration
self-regulated learners
solitary play
nformation-processing theory
25. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
intentionality
equilibration
theory
readiness training
26. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.
compensatory preschool programs
knowledge construction
seriation
group contingencies
27. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
conditioned stimulus
rote learning
discontinuous theories of development
recency effect
28. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
external validity
Joplin Plan
parallel play
stimuli
29. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
early intervention program
episodic memory
criterion-references interpretations
30. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
Joplin Plan
cues
reversibility
two-way bilingual education
31. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
cognitive development
intentionality
industry vs. inferiority
parallel play
32. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
reciprocal teaching
prejudice reduction
correlational study
procedural memory
33. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
positive correlation
descriptive research
experimental group
secondary reinforcer
34. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
assertive discipline
verbal learning
cognitive apprenticeship
rule-example-rule
35. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
autonomy vs. doubt
applied behavior analysis
small muscle development
single-case experiment
36. 5 to 9 pieces of information
conservation
autonomous morality
working memory capacity
unconditioned stimulus
37. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
automaticity
effective teaching
deficiency needs
cooperative learning
38. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
self-actualization
Premack Principle
correlational study
self-regulation
39. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
independent practice
behavioral learning theories
intelligence
generativity vs self-absorption
40. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
self-concept
effective use of independent practice time
learned helplessness
41. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
experiment
criterion-references interpretations
removal punishment
primacy effect
42. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
recency effect
keyword method
learned helplessness
short-term/ working memory
43. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
bilingual education
law
calling order
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
44. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
schemes
seatwork
psychosocial crisis
attribution theory
45. Continuation (of behavior)
reflexes
dual code theory of memory
egocentric
maintenance
46. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension
untracking
early intervention program
constructivism
reciprocal teaching
47. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
randomized field experiment
behavior-content matrix
removal punishment
outlining
48. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
teacher efficacy
variable-interval schedule.
formal operational stage
criterion-related evidence
49. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
affective objectives
extinction burst
small muscle development
pedagogy
50. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
private speech
intelligence
english immersion
locus of control