Educational Psychology

Piaget correct answer: -cognitive development -4 stages of development -age ranges of stages are flexible -one must complete each stage before moving to the next one Skinner correct answer: -Behaviorism -reinforcement -father of operant conditioning Bandura correct answer: -Social Learning Theory -Learning by observation Vygotsky correct answer: -Social Development Theory -learning by observation -ZPD -learning from others Bruner correct answer: -Cognitive Development ...

Learning Science correct answer: A new interdisciplinary science of learning has emerged, based on research psychology, education, computer science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, neuroscience, and other fields that study learning. Constructivism correct answer: View that emphasizes the active role of the learner, in building understanding, and making sense of information 1st wave constructivism (piaget) correct answer: A focus on the individed and psychological sources of knowing...

Bandura social learning theory -combines behavioral and cognitive views -behavioral= students are motivated by a desire to gain reinforcements or avoid punishments -cognitive= motivated by acquiring understanding of external events social cognitive theory emphasis on the role of other people serving as models and teachers, adds beliefs and expectations to previous theory Self-Efficacy personal beliefs about competency in a particular area or situation self efficacy 2.0 -mastery experie...

Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) correct answer: a theory that explains how we sometimes learn new responses as a result of two stimuli being presented at approximately the same time Conditioned Stimulus correct answer: makes an organism react to something because it is associated with something else (triggers a conditioned response) Unconditioned Stimulus correct answer: when a stimulus leads to a particular response Conditioned Response correct answer: A conditioned response is a l...