PSYC 140 Module 1 Exam
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1. What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits
others?: Generativity
2. What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
according to Erikson?: Mistrust
3. How many psychological stages did Erikson describe?: Eight
4. What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson?: Autonomy
5. Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
6. Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
7. Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
8. Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Continuous
9. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to
18 months?: Oral
10. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18
months to 3 years?: Anal
11. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6
years?: Phallic
12. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years
to puberty?: Latency
13. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puber-
ty to adulthood?: Genital
14. What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erik-
son?: Erikson's
15. What type of development does Piaget focus on?: Cognitive development
16. What does Freud emphasize in his theory?: Psychosexual development
17. What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood accord-
ing to Erikson?: Despair
18. Who coined the term operant conditioning?: B.F. Skinner
19. What is social learning?: Process of altering behavior by observing and imitating others
20. Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development?: Jean Piaget
21. What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?: 1.
Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete operational, 4. Formal operational
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22. What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth ac-
cording to Piaget?: Assimilation and accommodation
23. What does information processing theory compare human thinking to?: Com-
puter analysis of data
24. Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous?: Information pro-
cessing theory
25. Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist?: Lev Vygotsky
26. What does sociocultural theory emphasize?: Cultural transmission and the role of key indi-
viduals in development
27. What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on?: An environment
of development
28. What are the major periods of development?: Prenatal, infancy and toddlerhood, early
childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood
29. What are distinctive features of human development?: Lifelong, multidirectional, mul-
tidimensional, multidisciplinary
30. Is development specific to a certain period in life?: No, development is lifelong
31. What does multidirectional change mean in human development?: Change can
be good, bad, or both simultaneously
32. What is considered maturation in development?: Becoming more developed and advanced
33. What dimensions describe how development is multidimensional?: Biological,
social, emotional, and cognitive
34. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 0-1.5 years?: Virtue:
Hope, Failure: Mistrust
35. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 18 months-3 years?-
: Virtue: Will, Failure: Shame/Doubt
36. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 3-5 years?: Virtue:
Purpose, Failure: Guilt
37. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 5-12 years?: Virtue:
Competence, Failure: Inferiority
38. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 12-18 years?: Virtue:
Fidelity, Failure: Role Confusion
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1. What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits
others?: Generativity
2. What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
according to Erikson?: Mistrust
3. How many psychological stages did Erikson describe?: Eight
4. What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson?: Autonomy
5. Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
6. Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
7. Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Discontinuous
8. Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous?: Continuous
9. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to
18 months?: Oral
10. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18
months to 3 years?: Anal
11. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6
years?: Phallic
12. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years
to puberty?: Latency
13. What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puber-
ty to adulthood?: Genital
14. What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erik-
son?: Erikson's
15. What type of development does Piaget focus on?: Cognitive development
16. What does Freud emphasize in his theory?: Psychosexual development
17. What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood accord-
ing to Erikson?: Despair
18. Who coined the term operant conditioning?: B.F. Skinner
19. What is social learning?: Process of altering behavior by observing and imitating others
20. Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development?: Jean Piaget
21. What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?: 1.
Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete operational, 4. Formal operational
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22. What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth ac-
cording to Piaget?: Assimilation and accommodation
23. What does information processing theory compare human thinking to?: Com-
puter analysis of data
24. Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous?: Information pro-
cessing theory
25. Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist?: Lev Vygotsky
26. What does sociocultural theory emphasize?: Cultural transmission and the role of key indi-
viduals in development
27. What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on?: An environment
of development
28. What are the major periods of development?: Prenatal, infancy and toddlerhood, early
childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood
29. What are distinctive features of human development?: Lifelong, multidirectional, mul-
tidimensional, multidisciplinary
30. Is development specific to a certain period in life?: No, development is lifelong
31. What does multidirectional change mean in human development?: Change can
be good, bad, or both simultaneously
32. What is considered maturation in development?: Becoming more developed and advanced
33. What dimensions describe how development is multidimensional?: Biological,
social, emotional, and cognitive
34. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 0-1.5 years?: Virtue:
Hope, Failure: Mistrust
35. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 18 months-3 years?-
: Virtue: Will, Failure: Shame/Doubt
36. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 3-5 years?: Virtue:
Purpose, Failure: Guilt
37. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 5-12 years?: Virtue:
Competence, Failure: Inferiority
38. What is the virtue and failure of Erikson's stage for ages 12-18 years?: Virtue:
Fidelity, Failure: Role Confusion
