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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






2. A kind of teaching which stresses that students identify the underlying relationships between different concepts and ideas to enhance their understanding.






3. 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.






4. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






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






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






8. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






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






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






11. A type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






12. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






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






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






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






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






17. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






18. The inability to retrieve learned information.






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






20. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






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






22. 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.






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






24. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






25. 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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.






31. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






32. 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.






33. 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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34. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






35. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






36. Familiar responses to a problem one uses without thinking the situation through.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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).






43. 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






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






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






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






47. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






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






49. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






50. 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.