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






2. 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.






3. Academic programs designed to enable students to learn independently more about their areas of interest.






4. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






5. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






9. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






10. 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.






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






12. A medical condition present after birth that causes the child to reason or to cope with social situations far below average.






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






14. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






15. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






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






17. 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.






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






19. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






20. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






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






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






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






24. Relating current information with previous learning.






25. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.






26. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






27. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






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






36. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






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






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






39. 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 external to the student.






40. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






41. 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.






42. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.






43. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






44. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






45. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






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






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






48. Students with this condition have learned that their efforts are all in vain and have given up trying to study by themselves.






49. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






50. 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.