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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. 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.






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






3. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






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






5. 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






6. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






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






8. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






9. Punishing or rewarding the entire class based on its obedience to the rules.






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






11. An approach to grading where the students are given a numerical score - using either a 10-point or a 7-point grading scale. These scores may be translated into a letter grade or compared to the average score on a test.






12. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






13. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






14. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






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






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






17. A taxonomy created by Bloom. According to this model - there are six levels of mastery of a concept. The student must reach the levels in specific order; higher level skills cannot be mastered without the lower levels. The levels are knowledge (simpl

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18. A form of negative punishment where a disruptive student is removed from the classroom and not allowed back until he or she is ready to behave.






19. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include all of the sounds from every different language.






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






21. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






22. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






23. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






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






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






26. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






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






29. A type of instruction which involves the teacher systematically leading the students step by step to a particular learning goals. This type of teaching is best for learning math or other complex skills - but not for less structured tasks such as Engl






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






31. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






32. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






33. 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).






34. How capable one actually is.






35. Reading models which focus on analyzing words letter-by-letter to fully understand the meaning of a text.






36. 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.






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






38. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






39. 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.






40. A bell-shaped curve which can be easily and consistently used to interpret scores.






41. 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






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






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






44. Difficulty pronouncing the correct sound or substituting with an incorrect sound.






45. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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