Chapter 1: Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching
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1.  

Which of the following terms is synonymous with instruction?



2.  

Teachers who do things on purpose are constantly thinking about outcomes and know that maximum learning does not happen by chance are said to possess which of the following characteristics?



3.  

Many studies have looked at the differences between expert and novice teachers and between more and less effective teachers. One theme comes through these studies. What is it?



4.  

What is the term used in research to explain the relationship between factors?



5.  

Theories are necessary because they



6.  

Age, sex, achievement level, and attitudes are all examples of which of the following research terms?



7.  

What is the term used by researchers who create special treatments, then analyze the effects?



8.  

A researcher wants to know how extrinsic rewards (e.g., stickers, awards) effect student achievement. Two groups are selected for the experiment; one group will receive an award for participation in an activity while a second group will not. What can the researcher do to ensure that both groups are similar in their levels of achievement prior to beginning the experiment?



9.  

Which of the following features is an advantage of laboratory experiments?



10.  

What is needed so that researchers can confidently attribute any differences found in a study to the treatment itself rather than to other factors?



11.  

What type of experiment is conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs?



12.  

A researcher wants to know if the program Reading Recovery will help students who are at risk for reading failure. The researcher randomly assigns a group of students to the Reading Recovery program. Another group receives no new reading program. After a period of time, reading scores for the two groups are compared. What is the term used to identify the group using the Reading recovery program?



13.  

What is the term used to describe the group that receives no treatment during an experiment?



14.  

Real-life validity is synonymous with which of the following terms?



15.  

A teacher keeps track of a student’s behavior for several days, then institutes a new behavioral program, which is then observed. Then the new program is withdrawn to see if it is the program that is changing the student’s behavior. What type of experiment is this?



16.  

Which of the following terms refers to researching relationships between variables as they naturally occur?



17.  

Which of the following examples illustrates a positive correlation?



18.  

Which of the following terms is used to describe a relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another?



19.  

The relationships between the variables "achievement" and "shoe size" is most likely



20.  

Which of the following types of research aims to identify and gather detailed information about something of interest?

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