Question 1

Presented with the following riddle: "Green is stop and red is ___________?" Billy answers, "Go." He is displaying which of Piaget's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations

Question 2

According to Freud, the phase when children suppress most of their sexual feelings and are more interested in play and same-sex friendships is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  latency 
A)  oral 
B)  anal 
C)  phallic 
D)  latency

Question 3

Which view sees development as a smooth, gradual process that produces incremental change?

Accepted Answer

A)  continuity 
B)  discontinuity 
C)  eclectic 
D)  mechanical 
A)  continuity 
B)  discontinuity 
C)  eclectic 
D)  mechanical

Question 4

Sherry is 4 ½ years old and loves to play with the remote controls for the TV and DVD player as well as with her toys. Her kindergarten teacher reports that Sherry always follows the teacher's directions and often helps to explain to her classmates why they are engaging in activities like lining up for lunch time. According to Erikson's theory, Sherry is successfully going through which stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  trust vs. Mistrust 
B)  autonomy vs. shame and doubt 
C)  initiative vs. Guilt 
D)  industry vs. Inferiority 
A)  trust vs. Mistrust 
B)  autonomy vs. shame and doubt 
C)  initiative vs. Guilt 
D)  industry vs. Inferiority

Question 5

The theory most closely related to the view that personality is fashioned progressively as the individual passes through various psychosexual stages is:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic theory 
B)  sexual stage theory 
C)  fixation theory 
D)  growth theory 
A)  psychoanalytic theory 
B)  sexual stage theory 
C)  fixation theory 
D)  growth theory

Question 6

Marietta is unable to sustain a lasting, meaningful romantic relationship. Seeking help, she visits a psychologist who probes her to elaborate on her childhood experiences. The psychologist is using an approach based upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosocial theory 
B)  ecological theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  talk therapy 
A)  psychosocial theory 
B)  ecological theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  talk therapy

Question 7

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory states that mental functions are facilitated primarily by ____________, and that those functions are anchored in interpersonal relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  emotions 
C)  activity 
D)  physical function 
A)  language 
B)  emotions 
C)  activity 
D)  physical function

Question 8

A real estate company offers cash bonuses to salespeople who exceed the company's monthly quotas for home sales. These bonuses are an example of what behaviorists would call:

Accepted Answer

A)  response rewards 
B)  coerced stimulation 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  response feedback 
A)  response rewards 
B)  coerced stimulation 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  response feedback

Question 9

Kagan's studies on timidity indicate all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shyness during childhood can affect the course of adult life. 
B)  Over 50 percent of all children are predisposed to shyness. 
C)  Shy biological parents are likely to have shy children. 
D)  Researchers can detect physical responses in shy subjects to mildly stressful situations. 
A)  Shyness during childhood can affect the course of adult life. 
B)  Over 50 percent of all children are predisposed to shyness. 
C)  Shy biological parents are likely to have shy children. 
D)  Researchers can detect physical responses in shy subjects to mildly stressful situations.

Question 10

According to Freudian theory, the tendency to stay at a particular stage is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  latency 
B)  fixation 
C)  lingering 
D)  repression 
A)  latency 
B)  fixation 
C)  lingering 
D)  repression

Question 11

A model that says development produces smooth, gradual, and incremental change is the _______________ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  organismic 
B)  organic 
C)  particle 
D)  mechanistic 
A)  organismic 
B)  organic 
C)  particle 
D)  mechanistic

Question 12

Which research design would be best suited to the ecological approach to understanding human development?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  social survey 
D)  longitudinal 
A)  experimental 
B)  cross-sectional 
C)  social survey 
D)  longitudinal

Question 13

Psychologists who object to the heredity vs. environment debate do so on the basis that:

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity is primary and is responsible for all observable traits 
B)  environment is primary and is responsible for all observable traits 
C)  heredity and environment interact to influence observable traits 
D)  some traits are due to heredity and others are due to environment 
A)  heredity is primary and is responsible for all observable traits 
B)  environment is primary and is responsible for all observable traits 
C)  heredity and environment interact to influence observable traits 
D)  some traits are due to heredity and others are due to environment

Presented with the following riddle: "Green is stop and red is ___________?" Billy answers, "Go." He is displaying which of Piaget's stages of development?

According to Freud, the phase when children suppress most of their sexual feelings and are more interested in play and same-sex friendships is called:

Which view sees development as a smooth, gradual process that produces incremental change?

The theory most closely related to the view that personality is fashioned progressively as the individual passes through various psychosexual stages is:

Marietta is unable to sustain a lasting, meaningful romantic relationship. Seeking help, she visits a psychologist who probes her to elaborate on her childhood experiences. The psychologist is using an approach based upon:

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory states that mental functions are facilitated primarily by ____________, and that those functions are anchored in interpersonal relationships.

A real estate company offers cash bonuses to salespeople who exceed the company's monthly quotas for home sales. These bonuses are an example of what behaviorists would call:

Kagan's studies on timidity indicate all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Freudian theory, the tendency to stay at a particular stage is called:

A model that says development produces smooth, gradual, and incremental change is the _______________ model.

Which research design would be best suited to the ecological approach to understanding human development?

Psychologists who object to the heredity vs. environment debate do so on the basis that:

Introduction

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: Cognitive and Language Development

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Dying and Death

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Exam 2: Theories of Development

Presented with the following riddle: "Green is stop and red is ___________?" Billy answers, "Go." He is displaying which of Piaget's stages of development?

According to Freud, the phase when children suppress most of their sexual feelings and are more interested in play and same-sex friendships is called:

Which view sees development as a smooth, gradual process that produces incremental change?

The theory most closely related to the view that personality is fashioned progressively as the individual passes through various psychosexual stages is:

Marietta is unable to sustain a lasting, meaningful romantic relationship. Seeking help, she visits a psychologist who probes her to elaborate on her childhood experiences. The psychologist is using an approach based upon:

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory states that mental functions are facilitated primarily by ____________, and that those functions are anchored in interpersonal relationships.

A real estate company offers cash bonuses to salespeople who exceed the company's monthly quotas for home sales. These bonuses are an example of what behaviorists would call:

Kagan's studies on timidity indicate all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Freudian theory, the tendency to stay at a particular stage is called:

A model that says development produces smooth, gradual, and incremental change is the _______________ model.

Which research design would be best suited to the ecological approach to understanding human development?

Psychologists who object to the heredity vs. environment debate do so on the basis that:

Introduction

Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

Birth and Physical Development: The First Two Years Birth

Infancy: Cognitive and Language Development

Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

Dying and Death

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