Memory/Information Processing
The 3 key components of memory
What is Sensory register, short-term, and long-term memory?
Performing tasks because you would like to.
What is intrinsic factors
Information that a learner already has prior to learning new information
What is prior knowledge
A type of operant conditioning when a positive factor is added in order to strengthen a behavior
What is positive reinforcement
Bonus Point
What is a great selection
The 3 steps of information processing
What is encoding, storage, and retrieval?
Performing tasks because someone or something is making you
What is extrinsic factors
The ability to manage your emotions and behavior in accordance with the demands of the situation
What is self-regulation
A type of operant conditioning when a negative factor is removed in order to strengthen a behavior
What is negative reinforcement
The theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings
What is Behaviorism
A strategy to store information in long-term memory by taking new information and relating it to existing schemas.
What is elaboration?
A persons diminished views on future success based on their past experiences
What is learned helplessness
Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
What is metacognition
A type of operant conditioning when a negative factor is added in order to weaken a behavior
What is positive punishment
The theory we learn by observing others; our actions are influenced by individual experiences, environment and behavioral factors
What is Social Cognitive Theory
The strategy that is good for remembering things short-term but not as effective for long-term
What is rehearsal
The recognition of the benefits they receive by performing a task
What is task value
An evaluation of a student’s current knowledge and/or ability to do something
What is assessment
A type of operant conditioning when a positive factor is taken away in order to weaken a behavior
What is negative punishment
The study of your internal processes including your brain, memory, learning, etc.
What is Cognitive Psychology
The part of human memory that can hold 5-9 items for 5-20 seconds and is where active cognitive processing takes place
What is working memory
The expectation that you can succeed based on the history of past successes
What is self-efficacy
Adapting content to fit the needs of each individual student
What is accommodations for ESL and Special Ed
Unconscious learning that is strengthened or weakened by stimuli
What is classical conditioning
The theory that meanings of words and concepts depend on the individual’s perceptions and beliefs
What is Contextual Theories