PSYCHOLOGY PSYC 515 RESEARCH METHODS
AND STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY II EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ piaget's cognitive dev theory. Answer: sensorimotor, pre-
operational, concrete operational, formal operational
◉ cognitive equilibrium. Answer: In cognitive theory, a state of
mental balance in which people are not confused because they can
use their existing thought processes to understand current
experiences and ideas.
◉ assimilation. Answer: incorporate new info into existing schemas
◉ accommoation. Answer: change existing schemas to include new
info
◉ what is vygotsky's contribution. Answer: sociocultural theory
◉ sociocultural theory. Answer: development results from the
dynamic interaction of each person with the surrounding social and
cultural forces
, ◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: phase of learning during
which children can perform with assistance but are not independent
◉ evolutionary theory. Answer: based on Darwin. humans are driven
by their basic need to reproduce and survive. behave this way
because of selective adaptation
◉ Bronfendrenner's ecological systems theory. Answer: dev is
dynamic and no person can be understood in solation. **the
INTERACTION between the individual and the changing
environment is key
◉ microsystem. Answer: immediate environment (fam, peers,
school, church)
◉ mesosystem. Answer: interactions between microsystems
◉ exosystem. Answer: larger community setting (board of
education, parents' workplace)
◉ macrosystem. Answer: culteral values, laws, customs and
resources (political setting, economy, influences) (indirect
influences)
AND STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY II EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ piaget's cognitive dev theory. Answer: sensorimotor, pre-
operational, concrete operational, formal operational
◉ cognitive equilibrium. Answer: In cognitive theory, a state of
mental balance in which people are not confused because they can
use their existing thought processes to understand current
experiences and ideas.
◉ assimilation. Answer: incorporate new info into existing schemas
◉ accommoation. Answer: change existing schemas to include new
info
◉ what is vygotsky's contribution. Answer: sociocultural theory
◉ sociocultural theory. Answer: development results from the
dynamic interaction of each person with the surrounding social and
cultural forces
, ◉ zone of proximal development. Answer: phase of learning during
which children can perform with assistance but are not independent
◉ evolutionary theory. Answer: based on Darwin. humans are driven
by their basic need to reproduce and survive. behave this way
because of selective adaptation
◉ Bronfendrenner's ecological systems theory. Answer: dev is
dynamic and no person can be understood in solation. **the
INTERACTION between the individual and the changing
environment is key
◉ microsystem. Answer: immediate environment (fam, peers,
school, church)
◉ mesosystem. Answer: interactions between microsystems
◉ exosystem. Answer: larger community setting (board of
education, parents' workplace)
◉ macrosystem. Answer: culteral values, laws, customs and
resources (political setting, economy, influences) (indirect
influences)
