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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 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.






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






3. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






4. 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 -






5. 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.






6. A sample group who is to represent the population being tested.






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






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






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






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






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






12. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.






13. 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.






14. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






15. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






16. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






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






18. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.






19. A type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






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






21. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.






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






23. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






25. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






26. 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).






27. 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.






28. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.






29. The act of creating one's own standards of behavior based on observations of others. The best performance standards are those which are moderately difficult.






30. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






32. 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.






33. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






34. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






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






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






37. A humanistic - interdisciplinary form of teaching which emphasizes the role of creativity and imagination in learning. According to this theory - children pass through three learning stages: imitative learning - artistic learning - and abstract learn






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






39. 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.






40. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






41. A method of pedagogy where the teacher actively looks for ways to improve the students' knowledge of a subject. Ways of doing this include actively presenting concepts - checking to see if the students understand - and reteaching any trouble areas fo






42. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






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






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






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






46. The inability to retrieve learned information.






47. 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.






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






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






50. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.