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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
removal punishment
class inclusion
assimilation
cognitive behavior modification
2. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
schemes
cognitive learning theories
flashbulb memory
3. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
external validity
transitivity
identity diffusion
readiness training
4. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
interference
rote learning
shaping
regrouping
5. Late adulthood (Erikson). people look back over their lifetime and come to the realization that one's life has been one's own responsibility. Despair occurs in those who regret the way they have led their lives.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
negative correlation
parts of a direct instruction lesson
integrity vs. despiar
6. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
transitivity
readiness training
verbal learning
variable
7. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
initial-letter strategies
reversibility
conservation
top-down processing
8. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
parallel play
keyword method
concrete operational stage
means-ends analysis
9. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
theory
assimilation
sensory register
10. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
discovery learning
discrimination
process-product studies
free-recall learning
11. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)
preoperational stage
moral dilemmas
developmentally appropriate education
Blooms Taxonomy
12. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
equity pedagogy
schedule of reinforcement
single-case experiment
attention
13. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
learning goals
paired bilingual education
small muscle development
concept
14. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
sex-role behavior
cooperative scripting
developmentally appropriate education
reinforcer
15. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
criterion-related evidence
accommodation
flashbulb memory
keyword method
16. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
growth needs
applied behavior analysis
single-case experiment
17. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.
learned helplessness
law
cooperative play
verbal learning
18. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
sensorimotor stage
levels-of-processing theory
self-concept
prejudice reduction
19. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
semantic memory
content evidence
nongraded programs
moral dilemmas
20. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)
sensorimotor stage
performance goals
developmentally appropriate education
external locus of control
21. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
law
schedule of reinforcement
primacy effect
punishment
22. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)
trust vs. mistrust
mnemonics
seatwork
generativity vs self-absorption
23. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge
generativity vs self-absorption
self-concept
criterion-references interpretations
reversibility
24. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)
large muscle development
imagery
schemata
metacognitive skills
25. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
dual code theory of memory
psychosocial crisis
motivation
solitary play
26. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
reflectivity
transitional bilingual education
two-way bilingual education
effective use of independent practice time
27. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
foreclosure
self-regulation
paired bilingual education
criterion-references interpretations
28. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
long-term memory
rehearsal
external validity
cooperative play
29. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
withitness
continuous theories of development
behavioral learning theories
30. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
cognitive apprenticeship
mock participation
variable-interval schedule.
constructivism
31. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
self-concept
observational learning
two-way bilingual education
individualized instruction
32. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
content evidence
constructivist theories of learning
growth needs
self-esteem
33. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
process-product studies
emergent literacy
generalization
self-regulated learners
34. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.
equilibration
inferred reality
object permanence
transfer of learning
35. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
deficiency needs
private speech
positive correlation
Skinner box
36. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
transitional bilingual education
readiness training
long-term memory
self-actualization
37. 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.
object permanence
within-class ability grouping
heteronomous morality
discontinuous theories of development
38. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
metacognitive skills
reflexes
interference
learning
39. 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
effective use of independent practice time
laboratory experiment
preoperational stage
learning goals
40. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.
intelligence
bilingual education
theory
procedural memory
41. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
equilibration
continuous theories of development
fixed-interval schedule
learning probes
42. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
stimuli
process-product studies
learning goals
self-regulated learners
43. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
operant conditioning
cognitive development
reinforcer
action research
44. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
discontinuous theories of development
PQ4R method
autonomous morality
applied behavior analysis
45. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
stimuli
law
punishment
correlational study
46. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
rehearsal
self-esteem
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
compensatory education
47. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
discrimination
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
uncorrelated variables
external validity
48. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.
multiple intelligences
retroactive inhibition
identity achievement
overlapping
49. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
zone of proximal development
instrumental enrichment
serial learning
behavioral learning theories
50. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
criterion-references interpretations
outlining
aptitude-treatment interaction
private speech