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






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






3. 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.






4. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






5. Punishing or rewarding the entire class based on its obedience to the rules.






6. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






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






8. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






9. 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.






10. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






11. A mnemonic device where one will isolate part of a word - create a mental image of the keyword - and use that image to remember the meaning of the word.






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






13. A measure of the internal consistency of a test.






14. The study of the meaning behind words.






15. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






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






17. 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.






18. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






24. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






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






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






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






28. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






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






30. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






31. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






32. Those one observes.






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






34. The use of physical punishment.






35. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






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






37. How relevant a test is at face value.






38. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






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






40. 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).






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






42. 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






43. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






44. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






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






46. 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 external to the student.






47. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






48. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






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






50. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.