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






2. All sources that contribute to a student's learning. This term includes the teacher - the textbook - the principal - and any others who promote education.






3. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.






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






5. 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.






6. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






11. 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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12. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






13. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






14. 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 external to the student.






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






16. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






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






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






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






20. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






21. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






22. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






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






24. 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.






25. A kind of forgetting where previously learned information interferes with the retrieval of new information.






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






27. 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






28. The idea that concrete ideas can be remembered better than abstract ones because concrete words are stored as both visual and verbal information.






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






30. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






31. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






32. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






33. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






34. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






35. Learning objectives relating to abstract concepts such as understanding or being able to apply knowledge to different situations. Gronlund proposed a instructional theory focusing on this kind of learning objective.






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






37. 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.






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






39. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






40. According to researcher Benjamin Bloom - students with individual tutors generally perform two standard deviations (two 'sigmas') above those in average classrooms.






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






42. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






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






44. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. Those one observes.






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






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