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






2. A taxonomy created by Bloom. According to this model - there are six levels of mastery of a concept. The student must reach the levels in specific order; higher level skills cannot be mastered without the lower levels. The levels are knowledge (simpl

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






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






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






6. Advance organizers which list previously learned information the students will need for the lesson.






7. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






8. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






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






10. 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.






11. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






12. 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






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






14. The study of how students learn and develop.






15. Internalized self-talk.






16. 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.






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






18. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






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






20. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






21. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






22. A level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






23. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






24. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






25. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






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






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






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






29. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






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






31. 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.






32. The sensory register for visual information.






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






34. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






35. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






36. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






37. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






38. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






39. 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.






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






41. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.






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






43. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






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






45. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






46. Students with this condition have learned that their efforts are all in vain and have given up trying to study by themselves.






47. An approach to teaching reading which attempts to enhance children's phonetic awareness - or ability to discriminate between different phonemes. This method teaches students the relationships between written words and their different phonemes.






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






49. The act of creating one's own standards of behavior based on observations of others. The best performance standards are those which are moderately difficult.






50. The use of physical punishment.