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






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






3. A legal document describing a child's special needs and what programs and assistance he or she will receive.






4. A theory of internal motivation - the forces which drive behavior in the absence of any external stimuli. A key part of this theory is intrinsic motivation.






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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 external to the student.






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






13. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






14. A kind of forgetting where previously learned information interferes with the retrieval of new information.






15. How relevant a test is at face value.






16. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 50 and 69.






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






18. 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).






19. The idea that concrete ideas can be remembered better than abstract ones because concrete words are stored as both visual and verbal information.






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






21. 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.






22. According to researcher Benjamin Bloom - students with individual tutors generally perform two standard deviations (two 'sigmas') above those in average classrooms.






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






24. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.






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






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






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






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






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






30. A principle proposed by Edward Thorndike stating behaviors with positive outcomes will be repeated while those with negative outcomes will be avoided.






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






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






33. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






34. Knowledge and understanding of society's rules - usually gained from experience.






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






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






37. A level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






38. 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.






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






40. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






41. The sensory register for visual information.






42. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






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






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






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






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






47. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






48. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






49. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






50. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.