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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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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. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 35 and 49.






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. Relating new information to that previously learned.






5. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher and student create a contract specifying certain academic goals and the rewards or privileges that will be given once the goals are reached.






6. 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.






7. The ability to apply previous learning to new situations and problems. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






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






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






10. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






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






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






13. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






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






15. 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.






16. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






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






18. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. The ability to think about multiple objects at the same time and discern relationships between them. According to Piaget - children in the concrete operational stage of development develop this skill.






23. Internalized self-talk.






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






25. 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






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






27. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






28. A method of pedagogy where the teacher actively looks for ways to improve the students' knowledge of a subject. Ways of doing this include actively presenting concepts - checking to see if the students understand - and reteaching any trouble areas fo






29. Learning outcomes defined by specific operational steps and skills a student must master. Gronlund believed that general objectives would lead to these kinds of outcomes.






30. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






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






33. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






34. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






35. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






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






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






38. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






39. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






40. 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.






41. How capable one actually is.






42. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






43. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






45. 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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46. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






47. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






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






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






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