EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 1- QUIZ 1
action research - Correct Answers -research carried out by educators in their own
classrooms or school.
control group - Correct Answers -group that receives no special treatment during
experiment.
correlational study - Correct Answers -research into the relationships between variables
as they naturally occur.
experimental group - Correct Answers -group that receives treatment during an
experiment.
external validity - Correct Answers -degree to which results of an experiment can be
applied to real-life situations.
intentionally - Correct Answers -doing things for a purpose; teachers who use
intentionally plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
internal validity - Correct Answers -the degree to which an experiment's results can be
attributed to the treatment in question rather than other factors
critical thinking - Correct Answers -evaluation of conclusions through logical and
systematic examination of the problem, the evidence, and the solution.
descriptive research - Correct Answers -research study aimed at identifying and
gathering detailed information about a topic of interest.
educational psychology - Correct Answers -the study of learning and teaching.
experiment - Correct Answers -procedure used to test the effect of a treatment.
laboratory experiment - Correct Answers -experiment in which conditions are highly
controlled.
negative correlation - Correct Answers -relationships in which high levels of one variable
correspond to low levels of another.
CHAPTER 1- QUIZ 1
action research - Correct Answers -research carried out by educators in their own
classrooms or school.
control group - Correct Answers -group that receives no special treatment during
experiment.
correlational study - Correct Answers -research into the relationships between variables
as they naturally occur.
experimental group - Correct Answers -group that receives treatment during an
experiment.
external validity - Correct Answers -degree to which results of an experiment can be
applied to real-life situations.
intentionally - Correct Answers -doing things for a purpose; teachers who use
intentionally plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
internal validity - Correct Answers -the degree to which an experiment's results can be
attributed to the treatment in question rather than other factors
critical thinking - Correct Answers -evaluation of conclusions through logical and
systematic examination of the problem, the evidence, and the solution.
descriptive research - Correct Answers -research study aimed at identifying and
gathering detailed information about a topic of interest.
educational psychology - Correct Answers -the study of learning and teaching.
experiment - Correct Answers -procedure used to test the effect of a treatment.
laboratory experiment - Correct Answers -experiment in which conditions are highly
controlled.
negative correlation - Correct Answers -relationships in which high levels of one variable
correspond to low levels of another.
