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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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1. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






2. The innate ability to use language - as described by Chomsky.






3. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






4. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






5. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






6. One of the characteristics in Attribution Theory a student will use to figure out why his or her actions had the outcome they did. This characteristic is stable and external to the student.






7. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






8. Internalized self-talk.






9. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






10. A level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






11. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






12. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






13. The sensory register for visual information.






14. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






15. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






16. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






17. A process that occurs when two stimuli are consistently paired - causing the presence of one to evoke the other.






18. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






19. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






20. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






21. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






22. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






23. The results one expects from different behaviors.






24. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






25. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






26. A theory of intelligence by Sternberg which views intelligence as consisting of three components: processing components (the ability to process information and solve problems) - contextual components (the ability to apply intelligence to everyday pro






27. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






28. A form of behavioral modification designed for autistic children. This treatment targets key parts of an individual's development - such as motivation or social responsiveness - in the hope that the treatment will spread to other behavioral areas as






29. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






30. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.






31. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.






32. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






33. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






34. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






35. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






36. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






37. The study of how students learn and develop.






38. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






39. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






40. A kind of forgetting where previously learned information interferes with the retrieval of new information.






41. A possible range a student's scores may fall in if the student took the test multiple times.






42. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






43. The ability to apply previous learning to new situations and problems. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






44. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






45. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






46. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






47. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






48. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






49. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






50. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.







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