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






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






4. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






5. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






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






7. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






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






9. 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.






10. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






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






12. The total length of the class.






13. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






14. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






15. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






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






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






18. 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.






19. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.






20. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






22. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






23. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






24. A measure of how well scores from one half of a test correlate with those from the other half.






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






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






27. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






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






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






30. 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






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






32. The ability to create new methods of dealing with everyday problems based on one's prior experiences and feedback from others. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






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






34. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






35. 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.






36. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






37. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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38. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






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






40. 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.






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






42. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






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






44. 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.






45. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






46. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






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






48. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






49. 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.






50. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.