PSYCH 140 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
Ages 3-6:_______ - Answers - phallic stage
phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age:
_______ - Answers - 6
Freud believed that unsuccessful completing of a psychosexual stage would result in a
person becoming _______ on an erogenous part of the body - Answers - fixated
according the Freud, the _______ stage occurs from birth to 18 months - Answers - oral
where did Freud get the name "Oedipus" for the Oedipus complex - Answers - greek
mythology
which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus
complex?
A. boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
B. Boys experience competition with their mothers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their fathers
C. boys and girls both strongly experience the Oedipus complex - Answers - A. Boys
experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
Freud would say that a person obsessed with cleanliness may have unsuccessfully
completed the ________ psychosexual stage - Answers - anal
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
birth to 18 months:______ - Answers - oral stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
18 months to 3 years:_______ - Answers - anal stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
6 years to puberty:____ - Answers - latency stage
T/F Malnutrition can be a teratogen - Answers - true
T/F maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen - Answers - false
when does the embryonic period begin? - Answers - 2 weeks after conception
what is the current age of viability? - Answers - 22-26 weeks
, T/F maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies - Answers - false
during which trimester do hair and nails typically form? - Answers - second
T/F amniocentesis utilizes sound waves to create images - Answers - false
which research design could give a researcher a large amount of information about one
autistic child's level of functioning?
A. nautralistic observation
B. case study
C. survey
D. correlational study
E. experiment - Answers - B. case study
which research design would best address the following question: what do most people
in the US feel about the legalization of marijuana? - Answers - survey
which research design would be address the following question: are age and wisdom
related to one another? - Answers - correlational study
T/F the moro reflex typically disappears after 5 months - Answers - true
the _______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in an infant's pal, and
the infant immediately closes his finger around the adult finger - Answers - grasping
T/F REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle - Answers - true
T/F two year olds weight on average about 45 pounds - Answers - false
T/F two year olds weigh on average about 30 pounds - Answers - true
according to Piaget, ________ are mental activities - Answers - operations
which of the following accurately describes Piaget's views on assimilation and
accommodation?
A. problem-solving skills must be discovered; they cannot be taught
B. problem-solving skills must be taught; they cannot be discovered
C. the process of learning is not important; only the end product is important
D. none of the above - Answers - A. Problem-solving skills must be discovered; they
cannot be taught
which Piagetian substage occurs during the preoperational stage?
A. secondary circular reactions
B. symbolic function
C. metacognition - Answers - B. symbolic function
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
Ages 3-6:_______ - Answers - phallic stage
phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age:
_______ - Answers - 6
Freud believed that unsuccessful completing of a psychosexual stage would result in a
person becoming _______ on an erogenous part of the body - Answers - fixated
according the Freud, the _______ stage occurs from birth to 18 months - Answers - oral
where did Freud get the name "Oedipus" for the Oedipus complex - Answers - greek
mythology
which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus
complex?
A. boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
B. Boys experience competition with their mothers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their fathers
C. boys and girls both strongly experience the Oedipus complex - Answers - A. Boys
experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
Freud would say that a person obsessed with cleanliness may have unsuccessfully
completed the ________ psychosexual stage - Answers - anal
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
birth to 18 months:______ - Answers - oral stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
18 months to 3 years:_______ - Answers - anal stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by Freud
6 years to puberty:____ - Answers - latency stage
T/F Malnutrition can be a teratogen - Answers - true
T/F maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen - Answers - false
when does the embryonic period begin? - Answers - 2 weeks after conception
what is the current age of viability? - Answers - 22-26 weeks
, T/F maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies - Answers - false
during which trimester do hair and nails typically form? - Answers - second
T/F amniocentesis utilizes sound waves to create images - Answers - false
which research design could give a researcher a large amount of information about one
autistic child's level of functioning?
A. nautralistic observation
B. case study
C. survey
D. correlational study
E. experiment - Answers - B. case study
which research design would best address the following question: what do most people
in the US feel about the legalization of marijuana? - Answers - survey
which research design would be address the following question: are age and wisdom
related to one another? - Answers - correlational study
T/F the moro reflex typically disappears after 5 months - Answers - true
the _______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in an infant's pal, and
the infant immediately closes his finger around the adult finger - Answers - grasping
T/F REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle - Answers - true
T/F two year olds weight on average about 45 pounds - Answers - false
T/F two year olds weigh on average about 30 pounds - Answers - true
according to Piaget, ________ are mental activities - Answers - operations
which of the following accurately describes Piaget's views on assimilation and
accommodation?
A. problem-solving skills must be discovered; they cannot be taught
B. problem-solving skills must be taught; they cannot be discovered
C. the process of learning is not important; only the end product is important
D. none of the above - Answers - A. Problem-solving skills must be discovered; they
cannot be taught
which Piagetian substage occurs during the preoperational stage?
A. secondary circular reactions
B. symbolic function
C. metacognition - Answers - B. symbolic function
