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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






2. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include only the sounds found in his or her native language.






3. 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.






4. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






5. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






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






7. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






8. 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.






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






10. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. An approach to teaching reading which emphasizes the ability to decode words - involving rules for learning phonemes.






18. 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.






19. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






20. 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.






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






22. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






23. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






24. Relating new information to that previously learned.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






29. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






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






31. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






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






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 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.






35. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






36. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Those one observes.






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






50. The use of physical punishment.







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