Licensed Educational Psychologist Exam - General Correct 100%

Metacognition - Answer Refers to Knowledge and self-awareness about one's own thoughts & abilities. Thinking about one's own mental processes School Readiness - Answer Related to a condition that exists when maturation is sufficiently developed to allow the rapid acquisition of basic academic skills Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) - Answer Cognitive Behavioral approach to change behavior, therapist examines clarity of thinking & faulty beliefs. Thought is that people's difficulties & problems stem from choices they make. Emphasizes confrontational techniques regarding irrational beliefs Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT) - Answer The UNIT is best suited for deaf students or students who do not speak English Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Answer A law that requires all children be identified for special services by school districts Cognitive Test (IQ) - Answer typically used to predict future learning Achievement Test - Answer Developed to measure skills & knowledge learned in a given grade level, usually through planned instruction, such as classroom instruction Two (2) Functions of a behavior - Answer Gain something positive or escape something negative Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) - Answer The act gives families the right to review the records of their child, files must be kept confidential, public "does not" have legal privilieges.."can not" review a student's file, confidentiality is central to this law Aphasia - Answer Inability to use language Agnosia - Answer inability to identify seen objects Left Hemisphere of brain - Answer Language, speaking, writing, math, & coordinating some complex movements Right Hemisphere of brain - Answer Aids in recognizing patterns, faces, spatial relations, and recognizing emotions Cerebral Cortex - Answer Associated with higher order reasoning ADHD & Frontal Lobes - Answer Dysfunction within the frontal lobes. Hippocampus - Answer Important for forming memories because of its role in associating emotions with events Four (4) major lobes of the brain that play a role in processing information & regulating behavior - Answer 1) Frontal Lobe-executive functioning, helps with planning future actions & regulate behavior 2) Parietal Lobe-helps to assimilate body sensation, develop symbolic association & math skills 3) Temporal Lobe-processing auditory information & implicated in reading problems 4)Occipital Lobe-Responsible for processing visual information Self-dialogue (self-talk) - Answer Cognitive approach to change behavior. Vital to understanding what a student is saying before, during, and after a undesirable act. Change self-talk can change behaviors Responce Cost - Answer Response cost or negative punishment is another way to make behavior less frequent. It is therefore a form of punishment. It occurs when a stimulus is taken away as a consequence of behavior and the effect is to reduce the frequency of the behavior. Social Science Training - 4 Processes - Answer Providing Feedback/Reinforcement, Instruction, Reducing Negative Behavior, and Rehearsing (modeling and roleplay are also important) Reality Therapy (Goal) - Answer Have clients take charge of their own life by examing choices. Centers on choices people make and how they are working for them (Dr. Phil) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Answer Approach places emphasis on a person's belief system as the cause of many problems. Internal dialogue plays a key role in behavior. Faulty assumptions and misconceptions must be reviewed and discussed through role-playing/active interventions. System Therapy - Answer Individuals are part of a larger living system. Treatment of entire family and various other systems is important in therapeutic change process. Existential Counseling - Answer Helps people find their unique meaning & purpose in the world. It increases self-awareness & stresses the importance of "choice" in tough situations. focus on present & future. Psychoanalytic Counseling - Answer Freud's theory based on early life experiences of an individual. Unconscious motives & conflict drive behavior. Goal is to make one aware of their unconscious desires Options for parent(s) when they refute district school psychologist - Answer Parents can have a private assessment done, but the school district isn't obligated to pay for it. What to do when parent & teacher report conflicting information - Answer You should call the parent and teacher and ask questions regarding assessment questions. Ask about the child's functioning at home and school Observational Recording - Answer Interval recording, Narrative recording, Event recording, Ratings recording Humanistic Counseling - Answer Counseling approach that embraces the idea that behavior `is guided by one's self-image, subjective perception, and the need for growth towards personal goals. At the student's annual IEP meeting - Answer Placement change made or discussed,eligibility is discussed, & interventions/modifications are reviewed What is Autism considered - Answer Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) According to Sattler & Kaufman, the most valid & reliable score on mainstream IQ test is - Answer The global or full-scale standard score is the most valid & reliable Negative Reinforcement - Answer The taking away of an aversive stimulus to increase certain behavior or response. Example: Turning off distracting music when trying to work. If the work increases when the music is turned off, turning off the music is a negative reinforcer.