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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






2. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






3. Reading models which focus on analyzing words letter-by-letter to fully understand the meaning of a text.






4. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






5. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






8. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






9. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






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






11. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






12. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






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






14. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






15. A mnemonic device that creates a shorthand based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






16. The path one follows to correct his or her behavior based on discrepancies between his or her performance and that of a model.






17. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






18. Relating new information to that previously learned.






19. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.






20. 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






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






22. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






24. The study of the theory and technique of creating psychological tests - such as IQ - aptitude - or personality trait tests.






25. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






26. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






27. An approach to teaching reading which emphasizes the ability to decode words - involving rules for learning phonemes.






28. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






29. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






30. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






31. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






32. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






33. Transferring a general method of problem solving from one situation to the next.






34. 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






35. Those one observes.






36. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






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






38. A theory of internal motivation - the forces which drive behavior in the absence of any external stimuli. A key part of this theory is intrinsic motivation.






39. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






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






41. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






42. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






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






44. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






45. The sensory register for auditory information.






46. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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






48. A group of disorders characterized by inappropriate behaviors that inhibit students from getting along well with others.






49. A type of instruction which involves the teacher systematically leading the students step by step to a particular learning goals. This type of teaching is best for learning math or other complex skills - but not for less structured tasks such as Engl






50. Bringing information out of long-term memory.