1. What happens if a person does not successfully resolve a crisis within a stage?
Correct : C. They move to the next stage with issues left from the previous stage
2. Erikson is from what country?
Correct : D. Germany
3. What stage is Initiative vs. Guilt?
Correct : C. Stage 3
4. Erik Erikson published his psychosocial development theory in the following
book?
Correct : C. Childhood and Society
5. Each stage in Erikson’s model of psychosocial development can be characterized
by:
Correct : C. A different psychological crisis
6. According to Erikson, failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads to a
sense of _ involving a concern for one's own needs and comforts only.
Correct : D. stagnation
7. A failure to develop a consistent identity results in
Correct : C. role confusion
8. Generativity refers to
Correct : B. the desire to have children and thereby ensure survival of the species.
9. The correct order of the 3 stages of human prenatal development are
Correct : D. zygote, embryo, fetus
10. The correct sequence of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development are
Correct : C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
11. Which of Piaget’s stages is associated with adolescence?
Correct : B. Formal operational
12. The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was
highlighted by
Correct : A. Erikson\s psychosocial development theory
13. Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development?
Correct : C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
14. The grasping, rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as
Correct : D. adaptive reflexes.
15. During the formal operations stage, children begin to
Correct : D. think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities.
16. Which reflex probably helps prevent falling?
Correct : B. grasping reflex
17. A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements
with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget's stage.
Correct : A. sensorimotor
18. Newborn children
Correct : B. can follow a moving object with their eyes.
19. If touched on the cheek, neonates will turn their head in that direction. This is
called the
Correct : B. rooting reflex.
20. Physical growth and development is called
Correct : B. maturation.
21. Object permanence is to sensorimotor stage as conservation and reversibility are
to
Correct : D. concrete operational stage.
22. Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as
Correct : B. teratogens.
23. Piaget is mainly known for studying
Correct : D. cognitive development.
24. A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating
Correct : D. egocentrism.
25. Cephalocaudal means
Correct : C. from the head to the toes.
26. Each cell possesses 46 that are responsible for all the genetic
information passed from parents to children.
Correct : B. chromosomes
27. If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movements similar to an
embrace. This is called a reflex.
Correct : D. Moro
28. A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using
physical intimidation. If he or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates
Correct : C. assimilation.
29. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that a child's most important
discoveries are guided by
Correct : B. adults acting as tutors.
30. Proximodistal means
Correct : A. from the center of the body to the extremities.
31. According to , all children pass through a series of distinct stages in
their intellectual development.
Correct : A. Piaget
32. Which of the following reflexes are related to feeding?
Correct : B. The rooting and sucking reflexes.
33. Developmental psychology is the study of
Correct : C. progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death.
34. Studies of visual perception indicate that
Correct : C. infants prefer faces to colored ovals.
35. The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses
Correct : C. developmental psychology.
36. The part of a chromosome that contains "instructions" that affect a particular
process or personal characteristic is called a(n)
Correct : B. gene.
37. When a gene is , it must be paired with a second gene of the same
type before its effect will be expressed.
Correct : A. recessive
38. Using existing patterns of behavior in new situations is called
Correct : A. assimilation.
39. Another name for a newborn baby is a(n)
Correct : B. neonate.
40. Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by
Correct : A. miscarriage, premature birth, and bodily defects.
41. During the Sensorimotor Period, the most important source of information is
.
Correct : C. the environment
42. A child who failed to learn division and multiplication in grade school did not
successfully complete which of Erikson's stages of personality development?
Correct : C. industry vs. inferiority
43. According to Piaget, children would proceed through which sequence of stages
in their cognitive development?
Correct : B. sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
44. Jerry, age 67, and Al, age 65, are acquaintances. Jerry feels his life is meaningful
and enjoys his existence, but he has noticed that Al has lately withdrawn and sees his life as a "bunch of unmet goals." These individuals illustrate which of Erikson's stages
Correct : D. integrity vs. despair
45. ----------is a female sex hormone
Correct : C. Estrogen
46. ……… theory of aging states that Disengagement occurs when people withdraw
from roles or activities and reduce their activity levels or involvement
Correct : B. Disengagement theory
47. The premise of the ------- theory is that elders adapt to changes by using
strategies to maintain continuity in their lives
Correct : D. Continuity theory
48. The information-processing approach:
Correct : A. Analyses the different functional processes involved in cognitive development
49. Psychoanalytic theories:
Correct : B. Regard actions as strongly influenced by unconscious forces
50. Piaget reasoned that before the individual can organize and interpret experience,
they must first:
Correct : B. Create schemas
51. A hollow needle is inserted through the abdominal wall to obtain a sample of
fluid in the uterus.
Correct : B. Amniocentesis.
52. The outer layer of blastocyst is
Correct : A. Ectoderm.
53. The point at which the baby can first survive called the age of --------
Correct : B. Viability.
54. The will become the muscle and skeletal systems.
Correct : B. Mesoderm.
55. are known as environment agents that can cause damage to the
developing fetus
Correct : A. Teratogens.
56. is a cluster of abnormalities that appear in the offspring of mothers
who drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy.
Correct : B. FAS.
57. According to perspective, children move through a series of stages in
which they confront conflicts between biological drive and social expectations.
Correct : A. Psychoanalytic.
58. According to Freud Oedipus complex arises during
psychosocial development.
Correct : A. Phallic.
59. .According to Freud during stage toilet training becomes a major issue
between parent and child.
Correct : A. Anal.
60. is known as our conscience.
Correct : B. Superego.
61. is the largest portion of the mind, is the source of basic biological
needs and desires.
Correct : A. ID.
62. is a defense mechanism that pushes unacceptable ID impulses
beneath awareness.
Correct : A. Repression.
63. According to Freud is called the executive branch of personality.
Correct : C. Ego.
64. In , the goal is to describe the strength of relationship between two or
more events.
Correct : B. Correlational method.
65. Experimental method includes
experimenter.
Correct : A. Independent variable.
66. .A is a comparison group that is treated in every way like the
experimental group except for the independent variable.
Correct : B. Control group.
67. is a strategy in which the same individuals are studied over a period
of time.
Correct : B. Longitudinal approach.
68. According to Freud in the stage boys develop attachment to their
mother and girls to their father.
Correct : B. Phallic.
69. is an approach which describes observed behaviour as a predictable
response to experience.
Correct : A. Behaviourism.
70. .Piaget’s term for adjustment to new information about the environment.
Correct : C. Adaptation
71. .Eriksons theory is known as
Correct : A. Psychosocial theory development.
72. is a method in which data are collected on same person over a period
of time.
Correct : A. Longitudinal.
73. First 2 weeks of prenatal period is
Correct : C. Germinal
74. The lower layer the will become the digestive system, liver, pancreas,
and respiratory system.
Correct : C. Mesoderm
75. Social learning theory is proposed by
Correct : A. Bandura.
76. Which of the following is not part of the process of conception?
Correct : B. fragmentation
77. A normal human pregnancy lasts ca.
Correct : A. 280 days
78. During stage 2, ideally the toddler will develop an appropriate sense of
autonomy, if not he or she will then …
Correct : A. suffer from dependence
79. According to Erikson’s epigenetic principles, the negative personality
tendencies that typically result from troubles during a stage of development are usually …
Correct : B. maladaptive and malignant
80. According to Erikson, during Stage 4 …
Correct : D. all the above
81. When does a person reach the latency stage and develop a capacity for
industry?
Correct : D. both A & C
82. During stage 5, the adolescent will first realize the onset of …
Correct : D. all the above
83. Children who are given unrestricted freedom …
Correct : D. develop the impression that they are not good for anything
84. -------- Viewed the child as a tabula rasa—Latin for “blank slate.”
Correct : A. John Locke
85. --------------studies combine both longitudinal and cross sectional methods in
an attempt to both shorten the length of the research and minimize developmental assumptions.