Question 1

Suppose that you show a small boy two bars of fresh fudge that are equal on all dimensions (exactly the same size,shape,and weight).You ask him if the two bars are the same,and he says "Yes." You then cut one of the bars into 10 chunks as he watches.You are surprised when he now asks if he can have the cut up fudge because it has more candy than the intact bar.This episode illustrates that the youngster:

Accepted Answer

A)  probably is retarded.
B)  lacks the concept of object permanence.
C)  is in the preoperational stage.
D)  is in the concrete operational stage. C

Question 2

Which of the following concepts was NOT used by Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A)  schema
B)  assimilation
C)  accommodation
D)  critical period D

Question 3

The first stage of Erikson's personality theory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy vs.doubt.
B)  trust vs.mistrust.
C)  initiative vs.guilt.
D)  industry vs.inferiority. B

Question 4

Which of the following sequences of Piagetian stages is the correct order?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

John,a 43-year-old father dying of cancer,makes frequent nasty remarks to his wife such as,"You can't wait until I die so you can get the insurance money and live it up,can you." This illustrates which of Kübler-Ross' stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  anger
B)  depression
C)  bargaining
D)  denial

Question 6

George,at age 42,lost his job,was divorced by his wife,and couldn't seem to keep friends for very long.George came more and more to feel that he was accomplishing nothing with his life.According to Erikson,George is probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  not going to undergo a midlife transition.
B)  about to undergo a nervous breakdown.
C)  experiencing feelings of stagnation.
D)  not responsible for his own life situation.

Question 7

Who interviewed terminally ill patients and concluded they went through a series of stages in dealing with their impending deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson
B)  Kohlberg
C)  Kübler-Ross
D)  Piaget

Question 8

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink juice was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of juice,she poured it all into a smaller cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional
B)  preoperational
C)  concrete operational
D)  formal operational

Question 9

An infant will turn his head toward anything which touches his cheek.This is the ________ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  rooting
B)  Moro
C)  grasping
D)  sucking

Question 10

The belief that one is the center of the world is called,by Piaget:

Accepted Answer

A)  animism.
B)  egocentrism.
C)  self-centering.
D)  centrismic thinking.

Question 11

Human and animal neonates come into the world equipped with a number of built-in responses called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes
B)  tropisms
C)  instincts
D)  motor programs

Question 12

Reasoning out what one should do in posed moral dilemmas based on abstract principles of right and wrong and justice illustrates the _______ level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional
B)  postconventional
C)  conventional
D)  nonconventional

Question 13

Traits which are typical of a sex but not directly concerned with reproduction are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary sexual characteristics
B)  primary sexual characteristics
C)  non-primary sexual characteristics
D)  non-reproductive traits

Question 14

The typical sequence of the five stages of dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  anger,denial,depression,bargaining,acceptance
B)  depression,anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance
C)  denial anger,bargaining,depression,acceptance
D)  anger,bargaining,depression,denial,acceptance

Question 15

Piaget's theory of intellectual development assumes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children pass through certain stages at a specific age.
B)  children pass through a series of 6 sequential stages.
C)  children pass through a series of stages in the same order.
D)  children pass through stages but in no particular order and at no specified ages.

Question 16

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self,the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity
B)  control
C)  status
D)  acceptance

Question 17

Erik Erikson found that each stage in personality development has a particular _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  crisis
B)  conflict
C)  identity
D)  anxiety

Question 18

The five stages of dying postulated by Kübler-Ross are _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  anger,denial,depression,bargaining,acceptance
B)  depression,anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance
C)  denial,anger,bargaining,depression,acceptance
D)  anger,bargaining,depression,denial,acceptance

Question 19

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  birth to age two
B)  age two to seven
C)  age seven to eleven
D)  beyond age eleven or twelve

Question 20

How did Erikson identify the conflict experienced in old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  industry vs.inferiority
B)  intimacy vs.isolation
C)  generativity vs.stagnation
D)  integrity vs.despair

Exam 7: Development Across the Lifespan