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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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1. 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).






2. 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 intrinsic to the student.






3. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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






8. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






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






10. A system designed to aid communication. These systems are characteristically organized (have grammar rules for word order) - productive (words can be combined in an almost infinite number of arrangements) - arbitrary (not necessarily a relationship b






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






12. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






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






16. A kind of teaching which stresses that students identify the underlying relationships between different concepts and ideas to enhance their understanding.






17. Relating current information with previous learning.






18. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






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






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






21. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






22. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






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






24. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






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






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






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






28. The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by developing meaningful relationships and patterns in the data that relate to one's previous knowledge.






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






30. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






31. 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.






32. A theory of intelligence by Sternberg which views intelligence as consisting of three components: processing components (the ability to process information and solve problems) - contextual components (the ability to apply intelligence to everyday pro






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






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






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






36. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






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






38. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






39. 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.






40. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






41. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






42. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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43. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






44. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that combines multiple projects of the student that were made at various stages in a project.






45. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.






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






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






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






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






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