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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. The results one expects from different behaviors.






2. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






3. 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.






4. A process that occurs when two stimuli are consistently paired - causing the presence of one to evoke the other.






5. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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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13. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






14. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






15. The process of interpreting and making sense of the world according to Piaget's model of cognitive development.






16. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






17. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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).






22. Those one observes.






23. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






24. 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).






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






26. 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.






27. The ability to reason backward from a conclusion to its cause. According to Piaget - preoperational children lack this skill.






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






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






30. 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






31. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






32. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






39. The use of physical punishment.






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






41. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






43. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






50. A bell-shaped curve which can be easily and consistently used to interpret scores.