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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






2. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 50 and 69.






3. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






4. 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.






5. 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).






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






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






8. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






9. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






10. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.






11. 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.






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






13. The ability to infer a relationship between two objects and to compare and arrange them. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have this skill.






14. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






15. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






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






17. 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).






18. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






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






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






21. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






22. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






24. A behavior related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






25. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.






26. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






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






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






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






31. Relating new information to that previously learned.






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






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






34. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






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






36. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






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






38. Those one observes.






39. 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






40. The study of classification. In teaching - systems of this type provide a hierarchical scheme of different learning objectives which helps the teacher include all of the skills and concepts needed for mastery of a topic.






41. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






42. 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






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






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






45. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






46. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






47. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






48. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






49. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






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