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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






2. 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).






3. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






4. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






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






6. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






7. 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.






8. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






9. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






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






11. A category of psychological disorders where the sufferer will experience chronic anxiety and apprehension.






12. Reading models which focus on analyzing words letter-by-letter to fully understand the meaning of a text.






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






14. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






15. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






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






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






18. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






19. Consciously focusing on specific stimuli. This process prevents irrelevant information from interfering with one's cognitive processes.






20. 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.






21. A system designed to aid communication. These systems are characteristically organized (have grammar rules for word order) - productive (words can be combined in an almost infinite number of arrangements) - arbitrary (not necessarily a relationship b






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






23. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






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






25. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. Bilingual education programs which aim to use English as much as possible.






31. An approach to teaching reading which attempts to enhance children's phonetic awareness - or ability to discriminate between different phonemes. This method teaches students the relationships between written words and their different phonemes.






32. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






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






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






35. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






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






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






38. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






43. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






44. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






45. The study of the meaning behind words.






46. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






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






48. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






49. Educating exceptional learners in a regular classroom while offering them any extra assistance they need.






50. 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.







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