Question 1

According to Erikson, the last psychosocial stage of development involves the conflict of _____ versus despair.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Erikson, the last psychosocial stage...

Question 2

_____ championed the position called constructivism.

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner 
B) Freud 
C) Piaget 
D) Bronfenbrenner 
A) Skinner 
B) Freud 
C) Piaget 
D) Bronfenbrenner

Question 3

The debate between stage theorists and those who view development as being without sudden change is called the _____ issue.

Accepted Answer

continuity

Question 4

Twenty-eight-year-old Serge is a typical young adult. As such, Erikson would suggest that Sergi is most concerned about

Accepted Answer

A) dying young. 
B) the shame he experienced as a toddler. 
C) finding a job. 
D) establishing an intimate long-term love relationship. 
A) dying young. 
B) the shame he experienced as a toddler. 
C) finding a job. 
D) establishing an intimate long-term love relationship.

Question 5

Which statement best represents the basic premise of the evolutionary/ethologist systems approach?

Accepted Answer

A) The unconscious mind rules all. 
B) Normal development requires normal genes and normal early experience. 
C) Life is about moving up a set of qualitatively distinct stairs (stages). 
D) Reinforce what you desire and punish what you despise. 
A) The unconscious mind rules all. 
B) Normal development requires normal genes and normal early experience. 
C) Life is about moving up a set of qualitatively distinct stairs (stages). 
D) Reinforce what you desire and punish what you despise.

Question 6

With regard to the nature-nurture debate, a strong believer in nature would suggest that

Accepted Answer

A) environmental influences are more important than genetic makeup in determining human behavior. 
B) maturation forces are more influential than environmental experiences in determining human behavior. 
C) teaching and enrichment of the environment are often more influential than genetics in determining human behavior. 
D) humans are basically good. 
A) environmental influences are more important than genetic makeup in determining human behavior. 
B) maturation forces are more influential than environmental experiences in determining human behavior. 
C) teaching and enrichment of the environment are often more influential than genetics in determining human behavior. 
D) humans are basically good.

Question 7

A parent who falls on the "activity" side of the "activity-passivity" issue is most likely to believe that

Accepted Answer

A) if a child is aggressive, the parents were not active enough in parenting. 
B) if new skills are not regularly used, they will disappear. 
C) we are naturally more active when young and become more passive with age. 
D) children play an important role in shaping their own development. 
A) if a child is aggressive, the parents were not active enough in parenting. 
B) if new skills are not regularly used, they will disappear. 
C) we are naturally more active when young and become more passive with age. 
D) children play an important role in shaping their own development.

Question 8

Beckham is watching his first soccer match on television. Despite the fact that he has learned to kick the ball like the players while watching the event, he does not demonstrate this skill in his backyard later that afternoon. Bandura would refer to this situation as demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) repression. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) identification. 
D) latent learning. 
A) repression. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) identification. 
D) latent learning.

Question 9

Five-year-old Theodore is currently internalizing the moral standards of his father Ward and mother June. According to a psychoanalytic theorist, Theodore appears to be developing his

Accepted Answer

A) superego. 
B) id. 
C) libido. 
D) ego. 
A) superego. 
B) id. 
C) libido. 
D) ego.

Question 10

Piaget suggested that individuals in the _____ operations stage of development are able to effectively think about abstract concepts and can formulate sophisticated hypothesizes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Piaget suggested that individuals in the _____...

Question 11

The Oedipus complex is successfully resolved through the process of

Accepted Answer

A) regression. 
B) identification. 
C) reaction formation. 
D) projection. 
A) regression. 
B) identification. 
C) reaction formation. 
D) projection.

Question 12

Describe Piaget's preoperational, concrete operations, and formal operations stages of development using examples from children or adults you have met (including yourself).

Accepted Answer

Piaget's stages of cognitive development

Question 13

When Felix and Oscar go out to dinner with friends, Felix brings a calculator so he can figure out his exact share of the bill. Oscar thinks Felix is a tight-wad and finds his behavior embarrassing. Freud would be most likely to attribute Felix's stingy behavior to

Accepted Answer

A) an unresolved Electra complex. 
B) stressful toilet-training. 
C) the collective unconscious. 
D) a big ego. 
A) an unresolved Electra complex. 
B) stressful toilet-training. 
C) the collective unconscious. 
D) a big ego.

Question 14

The basic premise of operant conditioning is that

Accepted Answer

A) most learning occurs when a person mimics an observed model. 
B) learning takes place over a series of qualitatively different stages. 
C) the consequences that follow a behavior impact the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. 
D) pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus will lead to a conditioned stimulus. 
A) most learning occurs when a person mimics an observed model. 
B) learning takes place over a series of qualitatively different stages. 
C) the consequences that follow a behavior impact the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. 
D) pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus will lead to a conditioned stimulus.

Question 15

Which best describes the continuity approach to development?

Accepted Answer

A) Small steps without sudden change 
B) The belief that children play no role in their development 
C) Common development across humanity 
D) Biologically driven maturation 
A) Small steps without sudden change 
B) The belief that children play no role in their development 
C) Common development across humanity 
D) Biologically driven maturation

Question 16

In operant conditioning terms, _____ occurs when something unpleasant is added and the result is a decreased response rate.

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive punishment 
D) negative punishment 
A) positive reinforcement 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive punishment 
D) negative punishment

Question 17

Anthony believes that his daughter Cleopatra acts the way she does because of the unconscious workings of her mind. This belief best matches with the _____ theory of development.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-developmental 
B) contextual 
C) behavioral 
D) psychoanalytic 
A) cognitive-developmental 
B) contextual 
C) behavioral 
D) psychoanalytic

Question 18

According to Piaget, a child who is unable to use symbols to help solve problems mentally is in the preoperational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which question provides the best example of the concept of generativity versus stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A) Will my work benefit the next generation? 
B) Do I know who I am? 
C) Should I get married? 
D) Will my choice of college major lead to a career in which I will make a lot of money? 
A) Will my work benefit the next generation? 
B) Do I know who I am? 
C) Should I get married? 
D) Will my choice of college major lead to a career in which I will make a lot of money?

Question 20

The belief that the same type of change occurs in all humans best fits with the _____ approach to development.

Accepted Answer

A) activity 
B) universality 
C) continuity 
D) passivity 
A) activity 
B) universality 
C) continuity 
D) passivity

According to Erikson, the last psychosocial stage of development involves the conflict of _____ versus despair.

_____ championed the position called constructivism.

The debate between stage theorists and those who view development as being without sudden change is called the _____ issue.

Twenty-eight-year-old Serge is a typical young adult. As such, Erikson would suggest that Sergi is most concerned about

Which statement best represents the basic premise of the evolutionary/ethologist systems approach?

With regard to the nature-nurture debate, a strong believer in nature would suggest that

A parent who falls on the "activity" side of the "activity-passivity" issue is most likely to believe that

Beckham is watching his first soccer match on television. Despite the fact that he has learned to kick the ball like the players while watching the event, he does not demonstrate this skill in his backyard later that afternoon. Bandura would refer to this situation as demonstrating

Five-year-old Theodore is currently internalizing the moral standards of his father Ward and mother June. According to a psychoanalytic theorist, Theodore appears to be developing his

Piaget suggested that individuals in the _____ operations stage of development are able to effectively think about abstract concepts and can formulate sophisticated hypothesizes.

The Oedipus complex is successfully resolved through the process of

Describe Piaget's preoperational, concrete operations, and formal operations stages of development using examples from children or adults you have met (including yourself).

When Felix and Oscar go out to dinner with friends, Felix brings a calculator so he can figure out his exact share of the bill. Oscar thinks Felix is a tight-wad and finds his behavior embarrassing. Freud would be most likely to attribute Felix's stingy behavior to

The basic premise of operant conditioning is that

Which best describes the continuity approach to development?

In operant conditioning terms, _____ occurs when something unpleasant is added and the result is a decreased response rate.

Anthony believes that his daughter Cleopatra acts the way she does because of the unconscious workings of her mind. This belief best matches with the _____ theory of development.

According to Piaget, a child who is unable to use symbols to help solve problems mentally is in the preoperational stage of development.

Which question provides the best example of the concept of generativity versus stagnation?

The belief that the same type of change occurs in all humans best fits with the _____ approach to development.

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Exam 2: Theories of Human Development

According to Erikson, the last psychosocial stage of development involves the conflict of _____ versus despair.

_____ championed the position called constructivism.

The debate between stage theorists and those who view development as being without sudden change is called the _____ issue.

Twenty-eight-year-old Serge is a typical young adult. As such, Erikson would suggest that Sergi is most concerned about

Which statement best represents the basic premise of the evolutionary/ethologist systems approach?

With regard to the nature-nurture debate, a strong believer in nature would suggest that

A parent who falls on the "activity" side of the "activity-passivity" issue is most likely to believe that

Beckham is watching his first soccer match on television. Despite the fact that he has learned to kick the ball like the players while watching the event, he does not demonstrate this skill in his backyard later that afternoon. Bandura would refer to this situation as demonstrating

Five-year-old Theodore is currently internalizing the moral standards of his father Ward and mother June. According to a psychoanalytic theorist, Theodore appears to be developing his

Piaget suggested that individuals in the _____ operations stage of development are able to effectively think about abstract concepts and can formulate sophisticated hypothesizes.

The Oedipus complex is successfully resolved through the process of

Describe Piaget's preoperational, concrete operations, and formal operations stages of development using examples from children or adults you have met (including yourself).

When Felix and Oscar go out to dinner with friends, Felix brings a calculator so he can figure out his exact share of the bill. Oscar thinks Felix is a tight-wad and finds his behavior embarrassing. Freud would be most likely to attribute Felix's stingy behavior to

The basic premise of operant conditioning is that

Which best describes the continuity approach to development?

In operant conditioning terms, _____ occurs when something unpleasant is added and the result is a decreased response rate.

Anthony believes that his daughter Cleopatra acts the way she does because of the unconscious workings of her mind. This belief best matches with the _____ theory of development.

According to Piaget, a child who is unable to use symbols to help solve problems mentally is in the preoperational stage of development.

Which question provides the best example of the concept of generativity versus stagnation?

The belief that the same type of change occurs in all humans best fits with the _____ approach to development.

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Health and Physical Development

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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