Chapter 1

Question 1

Define Educational Psychology

Answer 1

Defined as the discipline with development, evaluation, and application of our understanding of human learning in an educational setting. It’s translation to effective learning and instructions

Question 2

Experimental Research

Answer 2

is used to establish that one event leads or causes another. Changing some aspect of environment and recording the results.

Question 3

Manipulation

Answer 3

the change the researcher makes to the environment

Question 4

Independent Variable

Answer 4

this is what the researcher actively manipulates

Question 5

Dependent Variable

Answer 5

measurement of what happens based on the researchers manipulation

Question 6

Random Assignment

Answer 6

Process of assigning participants to study groups “with or without study guide” -quality and reliability of the test

Question 7

Generalization

Answer 7

the appropriateness of applying research results to setting that differ from the research setting.

Question 8

Single-Subject research

Answer 8

looking at individual effects, not the average; used when looking at a reading approach for one individual

Question 9

Descriptive Research

Answer 9

Research method that accurately describes a behavior or environment condition of interest

Question 10

Correlation Research

Answer 10

Describes events and how they relate to one another

Question 11

Quasi-experiments

Answer 11

limited control of variables