Andragogy
Name the theory which explains the science and practice of adult education?
What is Andragogy?
Name a prominent Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development and was influenced by the field of Biology
Who is (Jean) Piaget?
When learners are focused on paying attention on certain information while simultaneously ignoring all other information? What is this called?
What is Selective attention?
What pioneering psychologist conducted a famous experiment called "Little Albert?"
John B. Watson
Name the learning theory which posits that altering behavior occurs by observing and imitating the behavior of others.
What is social learning theory?
The name of the theory of how children learn, in contrast to how adults learn?
Pedagogy
Fill in the blank: a Constructivist classroom is ______ centered.
What is Pupil, Student, or Learner centered?
Name the type of memory that stores information only temporarily?
What is working memory?
A desired behavior is encouraged by the provision of a reward for that behavior
What is positive reinforcement?
Name the psychologist and theorist who conducted an experiment using "Bobo" the clown/doll?
Who is Albert Bandura?
What is experience?
The gap between what a learner can do without help and what a learner can do with assistance from a facilitator or more experienced peer.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?
Trainers seek to reduce this type of cognitive load for their learners
What is extraneous cognitive load?
A desired behavior is strengthened by removing a negative consequence when the desired behavior occurs.
What is Negative Reinforcement?
This is the systematic application of learning principles to change people's actions and feelings.
What is Behavior Modification
Name the type of motivation that typically characterizes adult learners.
What is intrinsic motivation
What is modeling?
Using strategies such as imagery, chunking words, storytelling, and mnemonics in order to store information in long term memory enables this memory storage process.
What is encoding?
Who is the psychologist and theorist that trained dogs to exhibit a salivary response to the sound of a bell?
Who is B.F Skinner?
Name the Russian psychologist active in the early 20th century who recognized the importance of imitation for a child's ability to learn.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
Name the American educator who built upon the work of others and popularized a theory that distinguished adult learning from childhood learning in the late 1960's/early 1970's?
Who is Malcolm Knowles?
Units of understanding that can be internally hierarchically categorized
What are schema?
A learner studies or practices something some during 2 different days, with a break of several days in between. This is an example of what type of practice?
What is distributed practice?
When the automatic response is paired with a certain stimulus, it's called _____.
What is classical conditioning?
Because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation, social learning theory can be considered a bridge between cognitive learning theory and ______ learning theory.
What is "behaviorist" learning theory?