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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






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






3. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






4. 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.






5. The study of the theory and technique of creating psychological tests - such as IQ - aptitude - or personality trait tests.






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






7. 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.






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






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. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






11. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






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






13. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






14. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






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






16. A strategy of teaching reading which stresses the overall meaning of a passage.






17. The sensory register for auditory information.






18. Consciously focusing on specific stimuli. This process prevents irrelevant information from interfering with one's cognitive processes.






19. 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.






20. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






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






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






23. 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






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






25. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






26. 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.






27. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






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






29. 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.






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






31. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






32. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






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






39. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






41. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil






42. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






43. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






44. 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).






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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).






49. An approach to grading where the students are given a numerical score - using either a 10-point or a 7-point grading scale. These scores may be translated into a letter grade or compared to the average score on a test.






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