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






2. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






9. 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.






10. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.






11. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






12. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






13. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






14. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






15. 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.






16. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






17. 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.






18. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






19. Relating current information with previous learning.






20. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






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






22. All sources that contribute to a student's learning. This term includes the teacher - the textbook - the principal - and any others who promote education.






23. How capable one actually is.






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






29. Academic programs designed to enable students to learn independently more about their areas of interest.






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






31. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






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






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






34. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






35. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






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






37. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






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






40. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






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






42. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






43. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






44. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






45. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






46. The inability to see a use for an object other than that to which one is accustomed.






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






48. Learning outcomes defined by specific operational steps and skills a student must master. Gronlund believed that general objectives would lead to these kinds of outcomes.






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






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