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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. 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.






2. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






3. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






4. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






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






7. A principle proposed by Edward Thorndike stating behaviors with positive outcomes will be repeated while those with negative outcomes will be avoided.






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






9. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






10. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






15. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






16. 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 (






17. 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






18. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






19. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






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






21. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.






22. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






24. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






26. The amount of time the student spends focused on his studies when he is successful at learning the material.






27. The total length of the class.






28. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include only the sounds found in his or her native language.






29. 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.






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






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






32. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






33. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






34. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






35. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. The sensory register for auditory information.






45. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that combines multiple projects of the student that were made at various stages in a project.






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






47. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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






50. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.