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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 division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






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






3. The inability to retrieve learned information.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






10. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






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






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






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






14. How capable one actually is.






15. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






16. 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.






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






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






19. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






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






22. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






23. A type of instruction which involves the teacher systematically leading the students step by step to a particular learning goals. This type of teaching is best for learning math or other complex skills - but not for less structured tasks such as Engl






24. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






25. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






26. The study of the social aspects of language use.






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






29. The study of the meaning behind words.






30. The path one follows to correct his or her behavior based on discrepancies between his or her performance and that of a model.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






35. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






40. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include all of the sounds from every different language.






41. 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).






42. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






43. A mnemonic device where one will isolate part of a word - create a mental image of the keyword - and use that image to remember the meaning of the word.






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






45. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






46. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






47. 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.






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






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






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