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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The sensory register for visual information.






2. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






3. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






4. Advance organizers which list previously learned information the students will need for the lesson.






5. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






6. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.






7. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






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






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






10. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






11. A category of psychological disorders where the sufferer will experience chronic anxiety and apprehension.






12. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






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






14. Internalized self-talk.






15. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






16. Learning objectives relating to abstract concepts such as understanding or being able to apply knowledge to different situations. Gronlund proposed a instructional theory focusing on this kind of learning objective.






17. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






18. Deliberate repetition of information in short-term memory.






19. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






20. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






22. The ability to mentally retain an object even after it has changed form - such as ice melting into water. According to Piaget - children in the preoperational stage of development lack this ability.






23. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






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






25. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






26. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






27. A theory which focuses on how to structure material to best teach students - especially young ones. This approach can be divided into two general approaches: cognitive and behavioral.






28. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






29. 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.






30. The process of interpreting and making sense of the world according to Piaget's model of cognitive development.






31. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






32. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






33. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






34. The study of the social aspects of language use.






35. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






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






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






38. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






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






40. A type of cooperative learning where students will be divided into teams and each student will be responsible for some aspect of a project.






41. A medical condition present after birth that causes the child to reason or to cope with social situations far below average.






42. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






43. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






44. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






45. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






46. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






47. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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48. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil






49. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






50. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.