CLEP EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS.
Which of the following learning outcomes usually undergoes the largest loss within 24 hours
of acquisition? (A) The learning of meaningful material (B) The learning of rote material (C)
The formulation of concepts (D) The application of principles (E) The making of
generalizations - Correct Answer -B
2. When Robert's classmates no longer showed approval of his clowning, his clowning
behavior occurred less frequently. The concept best exemplified by Robert's change in
behavior is (A) extinction (B) discrimination (C) generalization (D) transfer (E) learning set -
Correct Answer -A
3. Which of the following are functions of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) ? I.
Supports classroom teachers II. Creates a relationship (partnership) between regular
classroom and resource team III. Provides an instructional program to meet the needs of the
individual student IV. Allows the school professionals to solely make decisions without
consulting parents (A) III only (B) I and III only (C) III and IV only (D) I, II, and III only (E)
I, II, III, and IV - Correct Answer -D
4. In a fifth-grade class that is working on a set of arithmetic problems, which of the
following behaviors would be most characteristic of the student who is a divergent thinker?
(A) Writing down the principle used to solve the problem as well as the solution itself (B)
Making answers far more exact than is necessary (C) Working as fast as possible in order to
be the first to finish the assignment (D) Finding a variety of ways to solve each problem (E)
Providing the correct solution to the greatest number of problems - Correct Answer -D
5. To measure students' understanding of a theorem in geometry, it is best for a teacher to
have the students do which of the following? (A) Write out the theorem (B) Recall the proof
of the theorem (C) Demonstrate that they have memorized the theorem (D) Solve a problem
that is given in the textbook (E) Solve a related problem that is not in the textbook - Correct
Answer -E
6. A child who is frightened by a dog and develops a fear of other dogs is exhibiting which of
the following principles of learning? (A) Discrimination learning (B) Negative transfer (C)
Behavior shaping (D) Stimulus generalization (E) Cognitive dissonance - Correct Answer -D
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, 7. In experimental studies of the motor development of identical twins, one twin is given
practice at a particular skill early and the other twin six weeks later. The fact that it generally
takes less practice for the later-trained twin to acquire the skill is evidence for the importance
of (A) heredity (B) maturation (C) intelligence quotient (IQ) (D) individual differences (E)
early experience - Correct Answer -B
8. In a fifth-grade class studying the ancient Incan culture, all of the following questions are
likely to stimulate pupils to think creatively EXCEPT: (A) Why do you suppose the clothing
of the Incas was so different from today's clothing? (B) What weapons and tools did the Incas
use for hunting? (C) What would be the reaction of ancient Incas toward modern Peru? (D) If
the Incas had defeated the Spanish, how might things be different in Peru today? (E) If you
had lived in Peru during the time of the Incas, what are the things you would have liked and
disliked? - Correct Answer -B
9. According to a cognitive psychologist, which of the following types of memory is
composed of accumulated factual knowledge about the world? (A) Working (B) Procedural
(C) Episodic (D) Semantic (E) Sensory - Correct Answer -D
10. Of the following, learning is best defined as (A) development that occurs without external
stimulation (B) the process of overcoming obstacles during instinctual behavior (C) effort
that is persistent, selective, and purposeful (D) the modification of behavior through
experience (E) the gathering of data to test hypotheses - Correct Answer -D
11. According to cognitive learning theorists, a new unit can be most readily learned by a
class of students when the unit's concepts and terms are (A) recited from memory in a
number of contexts (B) expressed as observable behavioral objectives (C) chosen to reflect
the most up-to-date findings in the field (D) related hierarchically to concepts and terms
mastered previously (E) presented in a manner that students find different and complex -
Correct Answer -D
12. A preschool child sees a teacher roll a ball of clay into a sausage-like shape. The teacher
asks, "Is the amount of clay the same as before?" The child insists that the sausage shape
consists of more clay than the ball did. According to Jean Piaget, this mistake by the child
occurs principally because of which of the following? (A) A poorly stated question by the
teacher (B) Erroneous earlier learning by the child (C) The greater attractiveness of the
sausage shape (D) A cognitive impairment (E) A lack of understanding of the conservation
principle - Correct Answer -E
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QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS.
Which of the following learning outcomes usually undergoes the largest loss within 24 hours
of acquisition? (A) The learning of meaningful material (B) The learning of rote material (C)
The formulation of concepts (D) The application of principles (E) The making of
generalizations - Correct Answer -B
2. When Robert's classmates no longer showed approval of his clowning, his clowning
behavior occurred less frequently. The concept best exemplified by Robert's change in
behavior is (A) extinction (B) discrimination (C) generalization (D) transfer (E) learning set -
Correct Answer -A
3. Which of the following are functions of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) ? I.
Supports classroom teachers II. Creates a relationship (partnership) between regular
classroom and resource team III. Provides an instructional program to meet the needs of the
individual student IV. Allows the school professionals to solely make decisions without
consulting parents (A) III only (B) I and III only (C) III and IV only (D) I, II, and III only (E)
I, II, III, and IV - Correct Answer -D
4. In a fifth-grade class that is working on a set of arithmetic problems, which of the
following behaviors would be most characteristic of the student who is a divergent thinker?
(A) Writing down the principle used to solve the problem as well as the solution itself (B)
Making answers far more exact than is necessary (C) Working as fast as possible in order to
be the first to finish the assignment (D) Finding a variety of ways to solve each problem (E)
Providing the correct solution to the greatest number of problems - Correct Answer -D
5. To measure students' understanding of a theorem in geometry, it is best for a teacher to
have the students do which of the following? (A) Write out the theorem (B) Recall the proof
of the theorem (C) Demonstrate that they have memorized the theorem (D) Solve a problem
that is given in the textbook (E) Solve a related problem that is not in the textbook - Correct
Answer -E
6. A child who is frightened by a dog and develops a fear of other dogs is exhibiting which of
the following principles of learning? (A) Discrimination learning (B) Negative transfer (C)
Behavior shaping (D) Stimulus generalization (E) Cognitive dissonance - Correct Answer -D
1
, 7. In experimental studies of the motor development of identical twins, one twin is given
practice at a particular skill early and the other twin six weeks later. The fact that it generally
takes less practice for the later-trained twin to acquire the skill is evidence for the importance
of (A) heredity (B) maturation (C) intelligence quotient (IQ) (D) individual differences (E)
early experience - Correct Answer -B
8. In a fifth-grade class studying the ancient Incan culture, all of the following questions are
likely to stimulate pupils to think creatively EXCEPT: (A) Why do you suppose the clothing
of the Incas was so different from today's clothing? (B) What weapons and tools did the Incas
use for hunting? (C) What would be the reaction of ancient Incas toward modern Peru? (D) If
the Incas had defeated the Spanish, how might things be different in Peru today? (E) If you
had lived in Peru during the time of the Incas, what are the things you would have liked and
disliked? - Correct Answer -B
9. According to a cognitive psychologist, which of the following types of memory is
composed of accumulated factual knowledge about the world? (A) Working (B) Procedural
(C) Episodic (D) Semantic (E) Sensory - Correct Answer -D
10. Of the following, learning is best defined as (A) development that occurs without external
stimulation (B) the process of overcoming obstacles during instinctual behavior (C) effort
that is persistent, selective, and purposeful (D) the modification of behavior through
experience (E) the gathering of data to test hypotheses - Correct Answer -D
11. According to cognitive learning theorists, a new unit can be most readily learned by a
class of students when the unit's concepts and terms are (A) recited from memory in a
number of contexts (B) expressed as observable behavioral objectives (C) chosen to reflect
the most up-to-date findings in the field (D) related hierarchically to concepts and terms
mastered previously (E) presented in a manner that students find different and complex -
Correct Answer -D
12. A preschool child sees a teacher roll a ball of clay into a sausage-like shape. The teacher
asks, "Is the amount of clay the same as before?" The child insists that the sausage shape
consists of more clay than the ball did. According to Jean Piaget, this mistake by the child
occurs principally because of which of the following? (A) A poorly stated question by the
teacher (B) Erroneous earlier learning by the child (C) The greater attractiveness of the
sausage shape (D) A cognitive impairment (E) A lack of understanding of the conservation
principle - Correct Answer -E
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