PSYC 2210 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Alfred Binet and Jean Piaget contribution to the field of psychology - Answers - saw
educational processes as mechanisms for developing their ideas about learning,
intelligence, and development
William James, G. Stanley Hall, Edward Thorndike, and John Dewey contribution to the
field of psychology - Answers - to our knowledge of education processes
the education for all handicapped children act -1975 - Answers - - the single most
influential event on the current state of school psychology
- federal legislation that led to the emergence of special education in the public school
system
- placed new demands on schools to assess and respond to the needs of students who
might be experiencing some type of disability
- school districts implemented requirements to provide resources
- as result, the number of school psychologists doubled between 1970 and 1980 and
then again by the early 1990s
educational psychologist employment issues funding - Answers - - this work often
requires funding to support the evaluation and development of new programs and
instructional techniques
- funding availability may shift with changes in the economy and the mission of funding
agencies
- those in settings may face stronger pressure to select and implement educational
procedures that produce positive results
school psychologists employment issues funding - Answers - - the work of school
psychologists is affected by legislation and requirements place on schools
- positions are often tied to the availability of funding
- school districts may attempt to save money by increasing the caseloads of their school
psychologists
- school psychologists often have responsibility for district, not just one school
- sparsely populated areas may be limited to one school psychologists for an entire
county
- high caseloads and shifting environments can lead to a sense of isolation from
colleagues
- there is currently a shortage of school psychologists that is expected to continue into
the near future
- this shortage is occurring while significant demographic changes in student
populations- race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status- are happening
, - response to these changes has been complicated by the lack of diversity among
school psychologists, who are predominately caucasian and female
educational psychologists technology - Answers - in recent years technology has had
an enormous influence on instructional and learning methods
- how teachers and students present, consume, and generate information has changed
radically due to advances in computer technology, the internet, and digital media
- this shift has the potential to transform instructional and learning processes
which organization accredits school psychology specialists program? - Answers - The
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
models of graduate training for school psychology - Answers - scientist- practitioner
model and Applied professional model
scientist-practitioner model - Answers - A model of training of professional psychologists
that emphasizes the development of both research and clinical skills.
- broad-based training with strong empirical and statistical components
Applied Professional model - Answers - model emphasize training in applied endeavors.
models of graduate training for educational psychology - Answers - programs may go by
many different names including learning and motivation, instructional psychology and
technology, measurement and evaluation.
field of health psychology and when it was recognized by the APA as a specialty area -
Answers - conceptualizes health as being influenced by biological, psychological, and
sociocultural factors
- an interdisciplinary field devoted to promoting, maintaining, and improving healthy
functioning and treating illness
- APA didn't recognize health psychology as a specialty area until 1997
what is the relation between the APA and health psychology and which specific division
of the APA is related to health psychology - Answers - - divison 38
- their mission is reinforced by reports from the US Surgeon General's Office that state
that mortality in the United States is significantly influenced by behavior factors
- the division 38's mission notes that these reports recommend that behavioral risk
factors (e.g. drug and alcohol use, high risk sexual behavior, smoking, sedentary
lifestyles, stress) be the main focus of efforts in the area of health promotion and
disease prevention
what is the important research related to health psychology? who contributed this
research? - Answers - Straub (2012) suggests that health psychology faces the
following:
- increasing the healthy lifespan of all people
- reducing health discrepancies based on gender, culture, and socioeconomic status
ANSWERS
Alfred Binet and Jean Piaget contribution to the field of psychology - Answers - saw
educational processes as mechanisms for developing their ideas about learning,
intelligence, and development
William James, G. Stanley Hall, Edward Thorndike, and John Dewey contribution to the
field of psychology - Answers - to our knowledge of education processes
the education for all handicapped children act -1975 - Answers - - the single most
influential event on the current state of school psychology
- federal legislation that led to the emergence of special education in the public school
system
- placed new demands on schools to assess and respond to the needs of students who
might be experiencing some type of disability
- school districts implemented requirements to provide resources
- as result, the number of school psychologists doubled between 1970 and 1980 and
then again by the early 1990s
educational psychologist employment issues funding - Answers - - this work often
requires funding to support the evaluation and development of new programs and
instructional techniques
- funding availability may shift with changes in the economy and the mission of funding
agencies
- those in settings may face stronger pressure to select and implement educational
procedures that produce positive results
school psychologists employment issues funding - Answers - - the work of school
psychologists is affected by legislation and requirements place on schools
- positions are often tied to the availability of funding
- school districts may attempt to save money by increasing the caseloads of their school
psychologists
- school psychologists often have responsibility for district, not just one school
- sparsely populated areas may be limited to one school psychologists for an entire
county
- high caseloads and shifting environments can lead to a sense of isolation from
colleagues
- there is currently a shortage of school psychologists that is expected to continue into
the near future
- this shortage is occurring while significant demographic changes in student
populations- race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status- are happening
, - response to these changes has been complicated by the lack of diversity among
school psychologists, who are predominately caucasian and female
educational psychologists technology - Answers - in recent years technology has had
an enormous influence on instructional and learning methods
- how teachers and students present, consume, and generate information has changed
radically due to advances in computer technology, the internet, and digital media
- this shift has the potential to transform instructional and learning processes
which organization accredits school psychology specialists program? - Answers - The
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
models of graduate training for school psychology - Answers - scientist- practitioner
model and Applied professional model
scientist-practitioner model - Answers - A model of training of professional psychologists
that emphasizes the development of both research and clinical skills.
- broad-based training with strong empirical and statistical components
Applied Professional model - Answers - model emphasize training in applied endeavors.
models of graduate training for educational psychology - Answers - programs may go by
many different names including learning and motivation, instructional psychology and
technology, measurement and evaluation.
field of health psychology and when it was recognized by the APA as a specialty area -
Answers - conceptualizes health as being influenced by biological, psychological, and
sociocultural factors
- an interdisciplinary field devoted to promoting, maintaining, and improving healthy
functioning and treating illness
- APA didn't recognize health psychology as a specialty area until 1997
what is the relation between the APA and health psychology and which specific division
of the APA is related to health psychology - Answers - - divison 38
- their mission is reinforced by reports from the US Surgeon General's Office that state
that mortality in the United States is significantly influenced by behavior factors
- the division 38's mission notes that these reports recommend that behavioral risk
factors (e.g. drug and alcohol use, high risk sexual behavior, smoking, sedentary
lifestyles, stress) be the main focus of efforts in the area of health promotion and
disease prevention
what is the important research related to health psychology? who contributed this
research? - Answers - Straub (2012) suggests that health psychology faces the
following:
- increasing the healthy lifespan of all people
- reducing health discrepancies based on gender, culture, and socioeconomic status
