Educational Psychology Principles Flashcards
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A student repeatedly fails math tests despite studying hard. According to attribution theory, which attribution pattern is most harmful to future motivation?
Answer: Attributing failure to a stable, internal, uncontrollable factor like low ability
Attributing failure to stable, internal, uncontrollable factors like ability leads to learned helplessness and devastates future motivation.
Which theorist introduced the concept of the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD)?
Answer: Lev Vygotsky
Vygotsky defined the ZPD as the distance between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance.
A student who performs well on classroom tests but struggles on standardized exams may be experiencing which phenomenon?
Answer: Encoding specificity mismatch
Encoding specificity suggests that memory retrieval is best when the context at encoding matches the context at retrieval.
According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, a high school student struggling with identity versus role confusion needs which type of support from an educational planner?
Answer: Opportunities to explore different academic paths and extracurricular interests
Erikson's identity vs. role confusion stage (ages 12-18) is resolved through exploration of roles, values, and possibilities.
Which of the following best describes 'metacognition' in educational psychology?
Answer: Thinking about one's own thinking and monitoring one's learning processes
Metacognition refers to awareness and regulation of one's own cognitive processes, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating learning.
A student from a high-context culture may struggle in a US classroom because high-context communication relies heavily on:
Answer: Implicit cues, relationships, and nonverbal communication
High-context cultures communicate through implicit cues and relationships, which can conflict with low-context US classroom norms emphasizing explicit verbal instruction.
Which learning theory emphasizes that students construct knowledge through active engagement with their environment rather than passively receiving information?
Answer: Constructivism
Constructivism, associated with Piaget and Vygotsky, holds that learners actively build knowledge through experience and interaction.