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1
According to Erikson, trust is to ________, as identity is to _________.
adulthood;childhood
childhood;adolescence
infancy;adolescence
infancy;childhood
2
Answer the following question:
social intuitive
preconventional
conventional
postconventional
3
Answer the following question:
free radicals
alcohol
testosterone
carbs
4
The critical period theory
states there is an optimal time to aquire certain skills
says there is no best time to learn a language
was proved incorrect by the case of Genie in the 1970's
none of the above
5
According to Erikson, the crisis that needs resolution for adolescents involves the search for
trust
autonomy
identity
self-worth
6
Jean Piaget's development theory focused on how humans develop
morally
socailly
physically
cognitively
7
What is necessary for the development of advanced moral reasoning, according to Piaget?
formal operations
conservation
stoicism
corporeal punishment
8
Answer the following question:
preconventional
gangsta
postconventional
conventional
9
Answer the following question:
object permanence
assimilation
Conservation
egocentrism
10
The psycholgical crisis "trust vs. mistrust" takes place in which of Erikson's stages?
infants
adolescents
school age
preschool
11
Answer the following question:
soft body contact
comforting sounds
food
water
12
Answer the following question:
continuity
attachment
maturation
imprinting
13
Crystallized intelligence
does not change until about age 75
increases with age
decreased with age
cannot be measured
14
Which of the following is true of fluid intelligence?
depends completely on the person
generally increases with age
generally decreases with age
generally stays the same throughout the lifespan
15
The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to
dig in your pockets
be startled by a loud noise
withdraw a limb to escape pain
open its mouth and turn its head when touched on the cheek
16
According to Erikson, isolation is to intimacy as role confusion is to
guilt
identity
inferiority
mistrust
17
Answer the following question:
a longitudinal study
an age diference study
a biased study
a cross-sectional study
18
Answer the following question:
stranger attachment
socialization
the critical period
secure attachment
19
Answer the following question:
joint visualization
accomodation
the zone of proximal development
assimilation
20
According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ____ stage is to the ______ stage.
concrete operational;preoperational
preoperational;sensorimotor
concrete operational;formal operational
preoperational;concrete operational
21
Answer the following question:
fluid intelligence
gut-level feelings
insecure attachment
stranger anxiety
22
Once a sperm penetrates the cell wall of an egg and fertilizes it, this structure is known as
an embryo
a zygote
placenta
a fetus
23
Answer the following question:
intimacy
identity
basic trust
into a sexually mature person
24
Answer the following question:
formal operations
preconventional
postconventional
conventional
25
The sense of when to leave home, get a job, or marry is also referred to as the
life span
theory of mind
midlife crisis
social clock
26
Answer the following question:
sensitive, responsive caregivers
a terry-cloth wrapped mother
the "right" temperment
an imprinting experience shortly after birth
27
Erikson used which term to refer to the period of adolescence?
foreclosure
preconventional
identity crisis
generaltivity
28
Answer the following question:
insecure
secure
anxious-avoidant
disorganized-disoriented
29
Answer the following question:
Conservational
Postconventional
Conventional
preconventional
30
Answer the following question:
formal operational
concrete operational
sensorimotor
anal/retentive
31
Answer the following question:
conventional
postconventional
preconventional
seventh Nirvana
32
Which of the following is NOT a way human children become attached to their parents?
body contact
imprinting
all of the above
mere exposure to parents
33
Period when events must take place to facilitate proper development is called the ____ period.
critical
assimilation
attachment
conservation
34
Answer the following question:
normal aging
death-deferral phenomenon
Alzheimer's disease
cystallized intelligence
35
Puberty is generally characterized by all of the following
except
a dramatic increase in height and weight
a decrease in concentrations of certain hormones
an increase in idealistic adn abstract thinking
increased conflict with parental figures
36
Answer the following question:
conservation
imprinting
insecure attachment
fluid intelligence
37
Which saw the issues of identity and role confusion as critical to adolescent development?
Erik Erikson
Margaret Mead
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
38
Answer the following question:
the gender schema theory
gender identity disorder
role confusion
the social learning theory
39
The period of prenatal development that occurs just before birth is the
embryotic period
germinal period
fetal period
zygotic period
40
Which of the following might contribute to teenagers engaging in risky sexual activity?
The limbic system does not reach maturity until the mid 20s
Teens have not yet reached the concrete operational stage
Teens do not understand the consquences of risky sex
The frontal lobes do not reach maturity until the mid-20s
41
Of the following activities, this one uses crystallized intelligence
using a mathematical formula to solve a problem
solving a jigsaw puzzle
reciting facts about the Civil War
visualizing the way an object would look if it is rotated
42
During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)
embryo and finally develops into a fetus
a fetus and finally into a zygote
zygote and finally develops into an embryo
zygote and finally into a fetus
43
Answer the following question:
egocentric thinking
object permanence
the ability to think abstractly
evidence of assimilation
44
Answer the following question:
autonomy
attachment
stagflation
habituation
45
Answer the following question:
object permanence
preferential looking
habituation
visual development
46
Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
conservation
sensorimotor
formal operations
concrete operational
47
A concept and framework that organizes and interprets information is called a(n)
attachment
schema
temperment
assimilation
48
Erkison would suggest that authoritarian parents inhibit the development of a child's
assimilation and accomodation
autonomy and initiative
habituation
theory of mind
49
Answer the following question:
postconventional
unconventional
preconventional
conventional
50
Answer the following question:
secure attachment
conservation
egocentrism
stranger anxiety
51
Suzy, a two year old, grabs a toy her brother is playing with and yells, "Mine!" Suzy lacks
theory of mind
object permanence
conservation
preconventional morality
52
Authoritarian parents
show lots of love and affection to their children
pay little attention to their children
are overly indulgent with their children
are highly controlling of their children
53
Answer the following question:
accomodation
egocentrism
assimilation
conservation
54
Temperment refers to an infant's
susceptibility to infection and disease
general intelligence
level of anger
emotional reactivity
55
Answer the following question:
physical
historical
experiential
cultural
56
Answer the following question:
object permanence
egocentrism
sensorimotor
conservation
57
A person who does not do something to avoid getting caught is at this level of moral reasoning
postconventional
preconventional
conventional
unconventional
58
What is the term used by psychologists to describe the behavioral aspects of gender?
passive/aggressive
yin/yang
gender role
gender identity
59
Which of the following is NOT a secondary sex characteristic?
facial hair
female breasts
wide hips
male testes
60
A developmental stage characteristic of early childhood (3-5 years) is
trust vs. mistrust
intimacy vs. isolation
initiative vs. guilt
identity vs. role confusion
61
The ability to think quickly and abstractly is known as
cohort effects
crystalized intelligence
fluid intelligence
concrete thinking
62
The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" is true of cognitive processing in the ____ stage
concrete operational
sensorimotor
formal operational
preoperational
