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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 smallest unit of sound that affects a word's meaning.






2. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






9. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






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






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






12. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






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






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






15. The inability to retrieve learned information.






16. Punishing or rewarding the entire class based on its obedience to the rules.






17. 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.






18. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






20. The ability to think about multiple objects at the same time and discern relationships between them. According to Piaget - children in the concrete operational stage of development develop this skill.






21. A form of behavioral modification designed for autistic children. This treatment targets key parts of an individual's development - such as motivation or social responsiveness - in the hope that the treatment will spread to other behavioral areas as






22. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The study of how students learn and develop.






31. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






32. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






33. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






34. 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).






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






36. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






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






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






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. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






41. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






42. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






43. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






44. 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.






45. The total length of the class.






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






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






48. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






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






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