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Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology- Anita Woolfolk- 11th edition
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Undergraduate 2
05/06/2010

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ADHD
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Current term for disruptive behavior disorders marked by over activity, excessive difficulty sustaining attention or impulsiveness.
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ADAPTATION
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adjustment to the environment
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COGNITIVE APPRENTICSHIP
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a relationship in which a less expereinced learner acquires knowledge and skills under the guidance of the expert
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cognitive behavior modification
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procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive learning principles for changing your own behavior by using self talk and self instruction
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cognitive development
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gradual orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated
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cognitive domain
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in Bloom's taxonomy, memory and reasoning objectives
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cognitive evaluation theory
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suggest that events affect motivation through the individual's perception of the events as controlling behavior or providing information
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cognitive load
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the volume of resources necessary to complete a task
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cognitive objects
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instructional objectives stated in terms of higher level thinking operations
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cognitive view of learning
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a general approach that views learning as an active mental process of acquiring, remembering and using knowledge
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correlations
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statistical descriptions of how closely two variables are related
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disequilibrium
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In Piaget's theory, the "out-of-balance" state that occurs when a person realizes that his or her current ways of thinking are not working to solve a problem or understand a situation
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descriptive studies
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studies that collect detailed information about specific situations, often using observations, interviews, recordings, or a combination of these methods
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