CLEP Intro to Educational Psychology Exam Prep - Question List

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36. Mrs. Lee is a junior high school teacher. She is told that her first period English class is an honors class and that the students are high achievers. She is also told that her second period class is remedial and the students had previously failed English courses. Mrs. Lee plans her class work accordingly, challenging the honors class and assigning remedial work to the struggling class. At the end of the term, the honors class performs much better than the remedial class. Mrs. Lee is then told that the students in both classes are average and performed the same in previous assessments. What does this experiment illustrate?
  1. Attribution theory
  2. Expectancy-value theory
  3. Pygmalion effect
  4. Learned helplessness
37. Kevin is our years old. When his mother serves him food he has never seen or tasted before, he refuses to eat it. He loves familiar foods with mild flavor such as mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese. What concept does this illustrate?
  1. Hedonism
  2. Expectancy-value theory
  3. Universal motives
  4. Food neophobia
38. Alison is under a lot of pressure. She ran out of time to write a paper for class and when she tried to print it, she found she was out of ink. With only 30 minutes before class, she tried to drive to the store to buy ink but found the battery in her car had died. With no time to complete and print the assignment before class and no money to fix the car, Alison went back into her dorm and ate a gallon of ice cream by herself. What term describes running out of time, ink, and money in this story?
  1. Acute stress disorder
  2. Stress
  3. Coping
  4. Strain
39. Sasha works for a school district in a very poor neighborhood. The teachers complain that the students have a hard time listening and paying attention in class. School performance is very poor. Sasha starts a free breakfast program in her school. Every morning, children are given the opportunity to eat before starting class. Soon, performance begins to increase. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which type of need is Sasha helping students fulfill?
  1. Physiological needs
  2. Safety needs
  3. Belonging needs
  4. Esteem needs
  5. Self-actualization
40. Cindy lives in a middle class neighborhood. She always has enough food and she feels safe in her home and school. Cindy enjoys playing sports and participating in clubs at her school. She has close friends and attends religious services. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which need has Cindy fulfilled with her activities?
  1. Physiological needs
  2. Safety needs
  3. Belonging needs
  4. Esteem needs
  5. Self-actualization

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