UCONN Chp 3

Question 1

Longer life expectancy is causing developmental psychologists to reexamine later stages

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Why is the psychosocial theory useful as an organizing framework?

Accepted Answer

It assumes people actively contribute to their development

Question 3

Which of the following is no longer considered a weakness of psychosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

basic concepts presented in terms that are difficult to measure

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 basic concepts of the psychosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

operation definitions

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the range of applicability of psychosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

Patterns of psychological change and growth over time

Question 6

Which of the following terms refer to the set of skills and competencies that contribute to increase mastery over...

Accepted Answer

developmental task

Question 7

What is the sensitive period?

Accepted Answer

when a child is most ready to acquire a new ability

Question 8

The developer of the psychosocial theory is...

Accepted Answer

Erik Erikson

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of developmental stages in a psychosocial theory?

Accepted Answer

once the stage has passes; there is no way to review events from that stage

Question 10

Which of the following statements about psychosocial stages is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

the way one perceives and experiences life varies from stage to stage

Question 11

Erikson suggested that previous stages can be reinterpreted later

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Sam is considering dropping out of college. Which core pathology is related to his decision?

Accepted Answer

repudiation

Question 13

Terms such as hope, self, competence, care, and wisdom are examples of...

Accepted Answer

prime adaptive ego qualities

Question 14

Which example illustrates how a person might anticipate the challenges and roles of a future stage?

Accepted Answer

a preschool child pretends to get married and have a family

Question 15

Which of the following is the best definition of developmental tasks?

Accepted Answer

skills and competencies

Question 16

What is the plan for growth that allows biological systems to function meanwhile the full organism is developed?

Accepted Answer

epigenetic principle

Question 17

The authors of the text, Newman and Newman expanded the number of life stages in Erikson's original theory to...

Accepted Answer

11

Question 18

The rationale for emphasizing psychosocial theory has how many features?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 19

Children imitate only adults and siblings

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Which of the following are discussed as the three primary social contexts for development?

Accepted Answer

family, culture, and ethnic group

Question 21

One of the developmental tasks of later adolescence is membership in a peer group

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Core pathologies can lead to a paralysis of action and thought that prevents productivity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Consistent efforts to cope with a psychosocial crisis are likely to result in

Accepted Answer

prime adaptive ego qualities

Question 24

Which of the following statements shows the potential risk of thinking about development as a sequence of a stage?

Accepted Answer

may seem as though a person in one stage cannot function at other levels

Question 25

Arnold is in middle childhood. He is most likely dealing with which psychological crisis?

Accepted Answer

industry v. inferiority

Question 26

A developmental stage is best defined as...

Accepted Answer

period of life that is characterized by a specific underlying organization

Question 27

Social economic status refers to what combination of resource?

Accepted Answer

income, education, occupation

Question 28

When an individual engages in a central process, the result is

Accepted Answer

reworking of an individual's psychological system

Question 29

Which of the following is most influential in the demands of growth on developmental tasks?

Accepted Answer

cultural values

Question 30

For most children, the primary social context of childhood is...

Accepted Answer

family

Question 31

The psychosocial crisis serves as a mechanism for development by

Accepted Answer

highlighting the tension and conflict between positive and negative

Question 32

Havighurst introduced the concept of developmental tasks and argued that they change with age because...

Accepted Answer

society has age graded expectations

Question 33

In development the 8 stages of Erikson utilizes...

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud's psychosexual stages

Question 34

Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to psychosocial crisis?

Accepted Answer

most people resolve crisis positively along with some negative experience

Question 35

Psychosocial theory predicts that self-concept and worldview are recognized at each stage of life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Which of the following psychosocial concepts best illustrates a sense of communion or connection?

Accepted Answer

radius of significant others

Question 37

Which terms refers to the transmission of values and knowledge across generations?

Accepted Answer

Psychosocial evolution

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