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 Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






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






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






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






5. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.






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






7. How relevant a test is at face value.






8. A type of cooperative learning where students will be divided into teams and each student will be responsible for some aspect of a project.






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






10. 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.






11. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






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






13. 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.






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 intrinsic to the student.






15. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






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






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






18. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






19. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






20. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






21. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






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






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






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






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






26. The results one expects from different behaviors.






27. Tests used to determine a student's strengths and weaknesses - judging whether or not a student needs special education services.






28. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






29. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






30. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






31. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






32. A legal document describing a child's special needs and what programs and assistance he or she will receive.






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






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






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






36. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






37. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






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






39. A theory by Melanie Klein which proposes a child's personality develops from the child's relationship with his or her mother. According to this view - children need a strong mother to develop well.






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






41. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






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






43. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






45. A form of behavioral modification where an desirable activity is used to strengthen a more unpleasant one.






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






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






48. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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