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






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






3. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






4. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






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






6. The sensory register for visual information.






7. A measure of how well scores from one half of a test correlate with those from the other half.






8. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






9. A measure of how well scores from the same test correlate when taken by the same people on two different occasions.






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






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






12. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.






13. 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 (






14. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






15. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






16. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






17. 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.






18. The results one expects from different behaviors.






19. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






20. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






21. The sensory register for auditory information.






22. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






23. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






24. A humanistic - interdisciplinary form of teaching which emphasizes the role of creativity and imagination in learning. According to this theory - children pass through three learning stages: imitative learning - artistic learning - and abstract learn






25. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






31. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






32. A strategy of teaching reading which stresses the overall meaning of a passage.






33. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.






34. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






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






36. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






37. 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.






38. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






39. 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 intrinsic to the student.






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






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






42. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






43. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






44. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






45. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






46. Internalized self-talk.






47. Academic programs designed to enable students to learn independently more about their areas of interest.






48. 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.






49. The natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code.






50. 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.