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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. The sensory register for visual information.






6. 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.






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






8. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






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






10. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






11. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






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






13. Knowledge and understanding of society's rules - usually gained from experience.






14. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.






15. A type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






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






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






18. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






20. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






21. 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.






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






23. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






24. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






25. 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.






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






27. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






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






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






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






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






37. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






38. Academic programs focused on real-life problems and situations - such as developing professional skills or resisting negative peer pressure.






39. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






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






42. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






43. A method of assessing how much students know in which the teacher will assist them in the problem-solving process.






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






45. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






46. 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






47. How relevant a test is at face value.






48. How capable one actually is.






49. 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.






50. 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.