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Educational Psychology CLEP Practice Test
1) The definition of Psychology is
A) The study of teaching
B) The study of development
C) The study of human behavior and experience
D) The study of childhood
E) The study of the family
2) For an experiment to be completed correctly, it must be
A) Precise
B) Consistent
C) Replicable
D) Follow specific rules
E) All of the above
3) Empowering means to
A) Divide into teams
B) To create a goal
C) A synonym for synergy
D) Increasing the capacity of individuals to make choices
E) None of the above
4) Which of the following do you do before teaching?
A) Asses effectiveness
B) Make goals
C) Implement teaching strategies
D) Discipline
E) All of the above
5) Two word utterances are considered
A) Prespeech
B) Holophrase
C) Telegraphic
D) Multiword sentences
E) None of the above
6) Aggression in 4 and 5 year olds is usually _________ related.
A) People
B) Possession
C) Food
D) Sleep
E) Attention
7) Initiative vs. Guilt is Erickson’s developmental stage which occurs while a
A) Infant
B) Toddler
C) Preschooler
D) School-age child
E) Adolescent
8) Which is the fourth stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
A) Self-actualization
B) Esteem needs
C) Belonging and love
D) Safety
E) Physical needs
9) What type of memory is used to access information from the last 20 seconds?
A) Sensory
B) Short term
C) Long term
D) Cognitive
E) None of the above
10) Which of the following gives rewards for behaving?
A) Premack Principle
B) Icon Model
C) Hierarchy of Needs
D) Nonautocratic order
E) Shaping

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CLEP Practice Test Answer Key:
- C:) The study of human behavior and experience. Human behavior and experience are what define us as individuals.
- E:) All of the above. An experiment must be precise, consistent, replicable (meaning someone else can do the same experiment and get the same results), and follow specific rules (the scientific method).
- D:) Increasing the capacity of individuals to make choices. By empowering students, you are giving them the power to make their own choices.
- B:) Make goals. Step one in the teaching model is to create goals, collect materials, and determine readiness of students. Step two in the teaching model is the time you are actually teaching, when you are implementing instructional strategies.
- C:) Telegraphic. Telegraphic speech is when children speech in two word sentences or utterances, usually by 18 months.
- B:) Possession. Aggression in that age group is usually possession related.
- C:) Preschooler. Initiative vs. Guilt is the stage where children are discovering future social roles.
- B:) Esteem needs. According to Maslow, esteem needs, how you feel as a person, is the highest stage that many people will ever reach.
- B:) Short term memory. Short term memory is working or active memory used to store knowledge for about 20 seconds.
- A:) Premack Principle. The Premack Principle gives rewards to good behavior. Another systematic reinforcement program would include a token system (ex. Classroom dollars).