Educational Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop within educational settings. This course examines foundational theories of learning, motivation, cognitive development, and classroom management, as well as individual differences among learners, including intelligence, special needs, and cultural diversity. Students will analyze the application of psychological principles to instruction, assessment, and educational practices, gaining insights into designing effective learning environments and supporting student success. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and real-world case studies, the course equips future educators and practitioners with the tools to understand and address the diverse educational needs of students.
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Exceptional Learners An Introduction to Special Education 13th Edition by Daniel P.
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) Discuss the relationship between litigation and legislation using the case of Hudson v. Rowley to illustrate the relationship.
Answer: Legislation involves making laws while litigation involves interpreting what the laws require in practice. In the case of Hudson v. Rowley, Amy Rowley's parents contended that an "appropriate public education" (as included under IDEA legislation)would allow her to achieve her maximum potential and that she could better do that if she were provided with a sign language interpreter in the classroom. In litigation, the court decided that the school had fulfilled its obligation to provide an appropriate education by designing an individualized program for Amy and that "appropriate" does not necessarily mean education that will produce maximum possible achievement.
Q2) Public schools may choose not to provide education for some children with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of
Exceptional Learners
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Q1) The ability to make personal choices and regulate one's own life is known as A)self-concept.
B)self-awareness.
C)self-control.
D)self-determination.
Answer: D
Q2) Virtually all early childhood educators agree that young children with disabilities and those considered "at risk" should be in inclusive programs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The key to improving special education is A)knowledge of special education law.
B)management of serious behavior problems.
C)exceptional instruction.
D)use of technological advances.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) The increase in the use of informal measures to assess student progress is beneficial to students from diverse populations because
A)they are part of NCLB, so teachers can use ready-made assessment tests.
B)informal measures are easy to develop and are more reliable than formal measures.
C)progress monitoring assessments may be less biased than traditional standardized tests.
D)such assessments cost more, so schools get more federal money for each bilingual student.
Answer: C
Q2) Instructional tools that promote learning through the use of visual representation or related topics are
A)graphic organizers.
B)visual cues.
C)concept maps.
D)tactile maps.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Parent and Families
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Q1) Homework for students with disabilities should be used
A)to introduce new skills.
B)to develop age-appropriate attention span.
C)to review skills already taught.
D)as a consequence for failing to complete work in class.
Q2) The family systems approach emphasizes
A)interrelationships among the family and other social systems.
B)the effects of the environment on the family.
C)quality of interactions between parents and professionals.
D)need for ongoing and systematic family intervention.
Q3) In the not too distant past, many professionals believed that parents were
A)unwilling to spend time working with their child.
B)to blame for their child's problems.
C)unable to work effectively with their child.
D)unable to cope with a child with a disability.
Q4) Parents generally go through a series of emotional reactions in a predictable and sequential fashion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) Professionals have become more cautious in diagnosing intellectual disabilities for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)the stigma associated with the label.
B)the belief that intellectual disabilities are a socially constructed condition.
C)over diagnosis of children from ethnic minority groups.
D)increasing costs associated with special education.
Q2) Discuss the difference in expected prevalence rates for intellectual disabilities (based on the hypothetical normal curve of intelligence)and the actual prevalence figures.
Q3) Effective transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities involve
A)direct instruction in reading and math.
B)community adjustment and employment.
C)vocational training and behavior modification.
D)functional academics and family counseling.
Q4) Down syndrome is usually an inherited condition.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and describe three environmental causes of intellectual disabilities.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Psychological processing disorders are considered to be the primary reason for most learning disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Each of the following is an element of the NJCLD definition EXCEPT
A)Learning disabilities are due to central nervous system dysfunction.
B)Learning disabilities are a lifelong condition.
C)Spelling is a specific manifestation of learning disabilities.
D)Learning disabilities can occur concurrently with mental retardation.
Q3) In the case of most children with learning disabilities, there is little neurological evidence of actual damage to the brain tissues.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The most commonly used definition of learning disabilities is that endorsed by A)AAIDD.
B)NJCLD.
C)LDA.
D)the federal government.
Q5) Describe two reasons why defining learning disabilities has been so problematic.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) The behavior of one student is tied to the outcome of the whole group in a A)group consequence model.
B)contingency-based self-monitoring model.
C)group contingency model.
D)consequence-based self-management model.
Q2) A behavioral recording system that allows a teacher to conduct brief observations and collect data on a specific set of behaviors is
A)momentary time sampling.
B)contingency-based recording.
C)intermittent time sampling.
D)continuous time sampling.
Q3) Cruickshank's work was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)The children he studied had cerebral palsy, definitely caused by brain damage.
B)Most of the children had average intelligence.
C)He was among the first to have an educational program for children with characteristics of what is now called ADHD.
D)He showed that hyperactivity could exist concomitantly with mental retardation.
Q4) Describe the four components used in the identification of ADHD.
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) In the Garrity and colleagues program for reducing bullying in schools, the "caring majority" refers to
A)the group of students who neither bully nor get bullied.
B)teachers and other staff members.
C)parents and members of the community.
D)the students who get bullied.
Q2) "Zero tolerance" in the school system is similar to "mandatory sentencing" in the legal system. Provide an example illustrating zero tolerance and why this policy is sometimes considered to be unfair by teachers, administrators, and parents.
Q3) Each of the following is true of instructional considerations for students with E/BD EXCEPT
A)Incidental social learning is sufficient and preferred to address social difficulties.
B)Social skills and affective experiences are as crucial as academic skills.
C)Many incarcerated youths so not receive education appropriate for their needs.
D)Kindness and concern are not sufficient qualities for teachers of students with E/BD.
Q4) Why do estimates of the prevalence of E/BD vary so much across different studies?
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Chapter 9: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) A condition characterized by normal development for at least 2 and up to 10 years, followed by a significant loss of skills is
A)Asperger syndrome.
B)Rett syndrome.
C)childhood disintegrative disorder.
D)pervasive developmental disorder.
Q2) A person whose sensory perceptions are so abnormal that he or she could appear to be deaf or blind would be
A)hyporesponsive.
B)hyperresponsive.
C)overresponsive.
D)hypersensitive.
Q3) Most people with autism exhibit remarkable ability or talent in particular splinter skills, such as playing music, drawing, or calculating
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why is "autism" more appropriately thought of in terms of the broader phrase "autism spectrum disorder"?
Q5) Why has autism been "fertile ground for faddish and unproven treatment methods?"
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Chapter 10: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of students in elementary and secondary grades is thought to have speech disorders?
A)1%
B)5%
C)10%
D)20%
Q2) Which condition reduces the effectiveness of strategy training for adolescents with speech and language disorders?
A)use of natural group settings
B)emphasis on vocational goals
C)poor reading skills
D)involvement of peers
Q3) The primary role of the classroom teacher is to facilitate development of which aspect of language?
A)phonology
B)semantics
C)pragmatics
D)morphology
Q4) Explain why communication does not require speech.
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Chapter 11: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) The most severe hearing impairments are associated with which part of the ear?
A)middle ear
B)eardrum
C)inner ear
D)outer ear
Q2) Describe the challenge faced by students with hearing impairment with respect to postsecondary education and employment.
Q3) National statistics indicate that 95 percent of adults who are deaf choose deaf spouses. What percentage of the offspring from these marriages has normal hearing?
A)10%
B)5%
C)50%
D)90%
Q4) A signing system that maintains the same word order as spoken English is A)ASL.
B)fingerspelling.
C)transliteration.
D)English Sign Language (ESL).
Q5) Describe four factors that demarcate the Deaf community as a true culture.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) Repetitive movements such as rocking, rubbing the eyes, and grimacing displayed by some people who are blind are known as A)blindisms.
B)redundant behavior.
C)stereotypic behavior.
D)perseverations.
Q2) For educational purposes, individuals who are blind
A)are able to use a magnifying device.
B)can still read print if it is large enough.
C)have absolutely no sight.
D)must use braille or aural methods.
Q3) Professionals who work in early intervention programs for infants who are blind often recommend that initial efforts focus on
A)feeding skills.
B)mobility skills.
C)parents' feelings.
D)social development.
Q4) Describe two reasons why many adolescents and young adults with visual impairments might have problems becoming independent.
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and
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Q1) Describe four ways that teachers of students with multiple and severe disabilities can collaborate with others to provide services.
Q2) Repeated physical self-abuse, such as biting, scratching, or poking oneself, head banging, and so on is called
A)self-torture.
B)self-injurious behavior.
C)self-abuse.
D)self-stimulation.
Q3) Why should "early intervention" be seen as having two meanings: (1)early in the child's life and (2)as soon as possible after the disability is detected?
Q4) After age 5, and increasingly through adolescence, the primary cause of TBI is A)assaults.
B)accidental falls.
C)vehicular accidents.
D)gunshot wounds.
Q5) Explain why traumatic brain injury (TBI)is sometimes considered "invisible" and a "silent epidemic."
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) The primary goal of adapted physical education is
A)to eliminate physical education as a requirement for students with physical disabilities.
B)to provide physical education in a separate setting for students with physical disabilities.
C)to give students with physical disabilities more time in physical education to catch up to their peers.
D)to allow access to activities that support physical, recreational, and leisure goals.
Q2) Andre's legs are paralyzed, but he has full use of his arms. His condition is A)diplegia.
B)hemiplegia.
C)paraplegia.
D)quadriplegia.
Q3) In most students with orthopedic or musculoskeletal disorders, intelligence is unaffected.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the procedures to be followed when a child has a seizure.
Q5) Describe four ways that many physical disabilities could be prevented.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Proportionality of ethnic groups represented by gifted identification could be achieved if all of the following efforts are made EXCEPT
A)use of quota systems.
B)use of culturally sensitive identification criteria.
C)counseling to raise aspirations of students in underrepresented groups.
D)availability of high-achieving models from all ethnic groups.
Q2) Describe four ways that teachers can collaborate to serve students who are gifted.
Q3) According to the most common elements of state definitions, giftedness is evidenced by all of the following EXCEPT
A)superior intellectual ability.
B)extraordinary capacity for leadership.
C)exceptional creativity in music.
D)superior athletic ability.
Q4) There are many proven applications of the theory of multiple intelligences to teaching.
A)True
B)False
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