AP Psych Myers Unit/Chapter 9 Developmental Psych Review

Question 1

(Erikson) Teenagers work at refining sense of self by testing roles.

Accepted Answer

identity vs. role confusion

Question 2

Which is the correct sequencing of the stages in Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor,Preoperation,ConcreteOperation,FormalOperation

Question 3

Researched psychosexual development:

Accepted Answer

Freud

Question 4

Fertilized egg:

Accepted Answer

zygote

Question 5

(Freud) Puberty-adulthood: Sexual desires reemerge

Accepted Answer

genital stage

Question 6

Process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.

Accepted Answer

imprinting

Question 7

Agents that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.

Accepted Answer

teratogens

Question 8

According to Erikson, sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy.

Accepted Answer

basic trust

Question 9

Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering & communicating.

Accepted Answer

cognition

Question 10

Kohlberg's moral stage, by early adolescence, caring for others & obeying rules.

Accepted Answer

conventional morality

Question 11

Branch of psych that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.

Accepted Answer

developmental

Question 12

(Freud) 3-6 years: Pleasure centers on genitals; reconciling sexual feelings towards parents.

Accepted Answer

phallic stage

Question 13

Developmental psych research focuses on all of the following big questions except:

Accepted Answer

distress & dysfunction

Question 14

(Erikson) Early adulthood: Forming close, intimate relationships or feeling socially isolated.

Accepted Answer

intimacy vs. isolation

Question 15

Which is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

sensorimotor

Question 16

Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.

Accepted Answer

crystallized intelligence

Question 17

Researched moral development:

Accepted Answer

Kohlberg

Question 18

Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior.

Accepted Answer

maturation

Question 19

Which is the last stage of Freud's psychosexual development theory?

Accepted Answer

genital

Question 20

Zygote stage:

Accepted Answer

conception to 2 weeks

Question 21

Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during adulthood.

Accepted Answer

fluid intelligence

Question 22

Which is the first stage of Freud's psychosexual development theory?

Accepted Answer

oral

Question 23

Understanding that things still exist even when you can't perceive them.

Accepted Answer

object permanence

Question 24

Kohlberg's stage by adulthood: Making decisions because they are "right," regardless of rules:

Accepted Answer

postconventional morality

Question 25

Kohlberg's moral devel stage before age 9, obeying rules to avoid punishment or receive reward.

Accepted Answer

preconventional

Question 26

Which is the last stage in Kohlberg's stages of moral development?

Accepted Answer

integrity vs. despair

Question 27

Interpreting new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.

Accepted Answer

assimilation

Question 28

Adapting current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information.

Accepted Answer

Accommodation

Question 29

(Freud) 6 yrs-puberty:Sexual desire diminishes; focus on skills/talents; opposite-sex avoidance

Accepted Answer

latency

Question 30

Which developmental psychologist described pre-conventional, conventional, & post-conventional?

Accepted Answer

Kohlberg

Question 31

Concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.

Accepted Answer

schema

Question 32

(Freud) 18 mo.-3 years: Pleasure centers on the anus (e.g. potty training); control & order.

Accepted Answer

anal stage

Question 33

Culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, retirement.

Accepted Answer

social clock

Question 34

Do our early personality traits persist through life,or do we become different people with age?

Accepted Answer

stability & change

Question 35

According to Piaget, what is involved in the formal operational stage of development?

Accepted Answer

ability to think logically about abstract concepts

Question 36

Is development a gradual/continuous process or does it proceed in steps/stages?

Accepted Answer

continuity & stages

Question 37

A child's ability to infer things about what others are thinking and feeling:

Accepted Answer

theory of mind

Question 38

Fetus:

Accepted Answer

9 weeks to birth

Question 39

In Piaget's cognitive development theory, the preoperational child's difficulty in empathizing.

Accepted Answer

egocentrism

Question 40

(Erikson) By middle-age: Discovering sense of contributing to the world or lack of purpose.

Accepted Answer

generativity vs. stagnation

Question 41

Studied influence of language on cognitive development:

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky

Question 42

(Erikson) Elementary school-puberty: Learn pleasure of applying self to tasks or feel inferior.

Accepted Answer

industry vs. inferiority

Question 43

Researched cognitive development:

Accepted Answer

Piaget

Question 44

(Erikson) Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks & carry out plans or feel guilty about efforts.

Accepted Answer

initiative vs. guilt

Question 45

Decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.

Accepted Answer

habituation

Question 46

Researched social development:

Accepted Answer

Erikson

Question 47

This branch of psychology examines how people change from infancy through old age.

Accepted Answer

developmental psych

Question 48

(Erikson) 2nd stage, toddlers learn to do things for themselves or they doubt their abilities:

Accepted Answer

autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Question 49

U of WI psychologists who conducted monkey attachment studies ("wire mother").

Accepted Answer

Harlows

Question 50

Embryo:

Accepted Answer

2 weeks through 8 weeks

Question 51

What is Piaget's "object permanence"?

Accepted Answer

awareness that things exist when not perceived

Question 52

How much do genes influence our development v. our experiences?

Accepted Answer

nature & nurture

Question 53

(Freud) Birth-2: Pleasure centers on the mouth (e.x. sucking, feeding).

Accepted Answer

oral stage

Question 54

(Erikson) Last stage: Late adulthood, reflecting on life, feeling satisfaction or failure.

Accepted Answer

integrity vs. despair

Question 55

Optimal period when certain events must take place to facilitate proper development.

Accepted Answer

critical period

AP Psych Myers Unit/Chapter 9 Developmental Psych Review

Questions 55

AP Psych Myers Unit/Chapter 9 Developmental Psych Review

Questions 55