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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 common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






2. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






3. Academic programs where students are given a deeper education in their areas of interest.






4. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






5. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






6. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






7. The results one expects from different behaviors.






8. 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 (






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






10. The total length of the class.






11. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.






12. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






13. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






14. 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.






15. The innate ability to use language - as described by Chomsky.






16. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






17. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. An approach to problem solving where one reasons how to reach the goal based on the current situation.






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






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






29. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






30. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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31. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






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






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






34. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






35. Difficulty pronouncing the correct sound or substituting with an incorrect sound.






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






37. 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






38. A measure of how well scores from the same test correlate when taken by the same people on two different occasions.






39. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






40. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






46. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






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






48. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






49. 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.






50. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.