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






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






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






4. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






5. 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 -






6. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






7. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






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






9. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






10. A group of disorders characterized by inappropriate behaviors that inhibit students from getting along well with others.






11. 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.






12. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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).






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






18. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






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






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






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






22. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






23. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






24. 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.






25. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.






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






27. The results one expects from different behaviors.






28. Educating exceptional learners in a regular classroom while offering them any extra assistance they need.






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






30. 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).






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






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






33. Relating current information with previous learning.






34. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






35. 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.






36. A behavior related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






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






38. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






39. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






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






41. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






42. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






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






44. The sensory register for visual information.






45. 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.






46. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






47. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






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






49. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






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