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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. Familiar responses to a problem one uses without thinking the situation through.






2. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






3. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






4. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






5. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






6. 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 -






7. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






14. Academic programs where students are given a deeper education in their areas of interest.






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






16. 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).






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






18. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






19. Internalized self-talk.






20. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






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






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






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






24. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






25. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






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






27. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






28. 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






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






30. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






31. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






32. Bilingual education programs which instruct minority students in their native tongue until they become more competent in English.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






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






39. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil






47. 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.






48. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






49. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






50. 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.