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






2. 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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3. 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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






14. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






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






16. 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.






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






18. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






19. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






20. 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 unstable and intrinsic to the student.






21. 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






22. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.






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






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






25. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






26. 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






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






28. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






29. 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.






30. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






31. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






32. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






33. 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.






34. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






35. Internalized self-talk.






36. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






37. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






41. 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.






42. The inability to see a use for an object other than that to which one is accustomed.






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






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






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






46. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






47. A learning strategy which involves grouping information into categories based on shared patterns - sequences - or characteristics.






48. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






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






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