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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
cognitive learning theories
withitness
loci method
trust vs. mistrust
2. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.
recency effect
stimuli
seriation
observational learning
3. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
experiment
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
concrete operational stage
social learning theory
4. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
advance organizers
trust vs. mistrust
conventional level of morality
descriptive research
5. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
teacher efficacy
calling order
inert knowledge
within-class ability grouping
6. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
control group
top-down processing
psychosocial crisis
variable-interval schedule.
7. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
rehearsal
regrouping
randomized field experiment
autonomy vs. doubt
8. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)
transfer of learning
development
trust vs. mistrust
semantic memory
9. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
transfer of learning
external locus of control
rule-example-rule
autonomous morality
10. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples
trust vs. mistrust
concept
stimuli
schedule of reinforcement
11. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
Premack Principle
random assignment
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
norm-referenced interpretations
12. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
summarizing
serial learning
summative evaluations
cognitive learning theories
13. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
assimilation
autonomous morality
constructivist theories of learning
shaping
14. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
prosocial behaviors
generalization
compensatory education
paired bilingual education
15. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
scaffolding
paired-associate learning
recency effect
imagery
16. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
accommodation
nformation-processing theory
rule-example-rule
within-class ability grouping
17. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
accommodation
conventional level of morality
bilingual education
equilibration
18. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
cognitive learning theories
trust vs. mistrust
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
applied behavior analysis
19. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
scaffolding
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
cues
large muscle development
20. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.
continuous theories of development
vicarious learning
negative correlation
scaffolding
21. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
locus of control
experiment
trust vs. mistrust
retroactive inhibition
22. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
identity achievement
scaffolding
small muscle development
descriptive research
23. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
mock participation
assimilation
egocentric
procedural memory
24. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
discovery learning
moral dilemmas
flashbulb memory
autonomous morality
25. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
formative evaluation
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
retroactive inhibition
object permanence
26. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
neutral stimuli
intelligence quotient (IQ)
QAIT model
reversibility
27. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
accommodation
perception
formal operational stage
group contingencies
28. 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)
major stage theorists
concrete operational stage
formative evaluation
keyword method
29. 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)
initiative vs. guilt
mock participation
neutral stimuli
internal validity
30. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
self-regulated learners
control group
inferred reality
cognitive apprenticeship
31. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
equity pedagogy
social learning theory
between-class ability grouping
cognitive apprenticeship
32. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
egocentric
attention
educational psychology
removal punishment
33. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
sensory register
major stage theorists
external validity
consequences
34. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
review prerequisites
between-class ability grouping
readiness training
mapping
35. Continuation (of behavior)
sex-role behavior
intelligence
egocentric
maintenance
36. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.
learning probes
emergent literacy
moratorium
advance organizers
37. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
metacognitive skills
serial learning
reciprocal teaching
note-taking
38. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
lesson clarity
self-regulated learners
continuous theories of development
withitness
39. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.
schemes
behavioral learning theories
distributed practice
initial-letter strategies
40. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
schemata
motivation
moral dilemmas
home-based reinforcement strategies
41. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)
transitional bilingual education
control group
modeling
extinction burst
42. 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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43. 5 to 9 pieces of information
unconditioned stimulus
self-esteem
working memory capacity
assimilation
44. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
equity pedagogy
deficiency needs
shaping
laboratory experiment
45. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
emergent literacy
paired-associate learning
self-regulated learners
parallel play
46. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
expectancy-valence model
intentionality
early intervention program
positive correlation
47. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
cues
assertive discipline
summarizing
rehearsal
48. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.
postconventional level of morality
Joplin Plan
equilibration
overlapping
49. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
behavioral learning theories
content integration
growth needs
intelligence
50. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)
fixed-interval schedule
foreclosure
development
presentation punishment