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






2. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






3. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






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






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






6. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






7. The study of the social aspects of language use.






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






9. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






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






11. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






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






13. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






14. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






15. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






23. 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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24. 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






25. How relevant a test is at face value.






26. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






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






28. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






29. 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).






30. Internalized self-talk.






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






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






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






34. The sensory register for visual information.






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






40. A form of negative punishment where a disruptive student is removed from the classroom and not allowed back until he or she is ready to behave.






41. 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.






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






43. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.






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






45. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






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






47. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






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






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






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