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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 form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






2. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






3. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






4. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






5. 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.






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






7. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






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






9. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






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






11. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






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






13. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






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






21. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






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






23. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






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






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






26. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






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






28. 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 (






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






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






31. 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.






32. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.






33. 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.






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






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






36. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






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






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






39. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






40. 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 intrinsic to the student.






41. 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).






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






43. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






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






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






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






47. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






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






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






50. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.