PSYCH 140 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

PSYCH 140 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 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 this researchers underestimated how early children attain object permanence A. piaget B. vygotsky - Answers A. Piaget this researcher viewed "nurture" over "nature" as the primary contributor to child cognitive development A. piaget B. vygotsky - Answers B. Vygotsky this researcher emphasized the role of the teacher and expert in learning A. piaget B. vygotsky - Answers B. vygotsky which of the following accurately describes Piaget's view on children's readiness? A. children should not be taught certain concepts until they are developmentally ready to receive that information B. children should be introduced to academic concepts as early as possible to maximise learning C. both A and B D. neither A nor B - Answers A. children should not be taught certain concepts until they are developmentally ready to receive that information What would Vygotsky say about a child's likelihood of success when learning and studying alone? - Answers Low success T/F according to Piaget, children in the concrete operational stage can use logic but still struggle with abstract thought? - Answers true T/F most children with ADHD are better able to control problem behaviors when given individual attention - Answers true categorize the following symptoms as either a symptom of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity fidgets and squirms in his/her seat - Answers hyperactivity-impulisivity who are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD boys or girls? - Answers boys what is the recommendation for diagnosing ADHD? A. any pediatrician is qualified to provide a diagnosis B. families should seek a psychiatrist, or pediatrician with expertise in ADHD C. diagnoses can only be made by pediatricians D. none of the above - Answers B. families should seek a psychologist, psychiatrist, or pediatrician with expertise in ADHD T/F parents of children with ADHD can help their kids by encouraging kids to write down homework assignments and use notebook organizers - Answers true categorize the following symptoms as either inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity talks nonstop - Answers hyperactivity-impulsivity __________ children receive high numbers of negative votes in research studies on peer statuses. - Answers rejected T/F neglected children tend to show less negative outcomes than rejected children, according to peer status research - Answers true When presented with Kohlberg's Heinz dilemma, Ben says that Heinz should steal the drug because he loves his wife and helping her show his love for her. After all, Heinz probably vowed at his wedding to care for her "in sickness and in health;" he should do as he promised. Ben believes that people should keep their promises. at what level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this response, according to his theory of moral development? - Answers conventional T/F research indicates that boys have more difficulty adjusting to remarriage compared to girls - Answers false approximately how long does it take families to adjust to a divorce? - Answers 2 years T/F research indicates that girls have more negative consequences when growing up in a single parent household, compared to boys - Answers false T/F research indicates that boys have more negative consequences when growing up in a single parent household, compared to girls - Answers true while Frued's stages are psychosexual. Erikson's are psycho______ - Answers social T/F ultrasound can be used to determine the presence of genetic abnormalities - Answers false fine hair that covers the top portion of a baby in utero is known as ______ - Answers lanugo T/F if the Babinski reflex lingers after a child is two years old, it is possible that the child has some nerve damage - Answers true T/F gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills - Answers true the researcher focused on how young children experiment on their world in order to learn about it A. piaget B. vygotsky - Answers A. piaget T/F parents and teachers of children with the predominantly inattentive subtype of ADHD can easily miss ADHD symptoms - Answers true ADHD can be diagnosed according to three diagnostic areas or subtypes. Which of the following is NOT one of these areas? A. inattention B. hyperactivity/impulsivity C. both inattentive and hyperactivity/impulsivity D. psychosis - Answers D. psychosis Drew, a high school teacher, feels that laws should be followed so that society doesn't fall into total anarchy. after all, it's not fair for everyone else if someone gets away with stealing something. obeying the law, Drew reasons, is what we all do in order to maintain a healthy society. at what level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this response, according to his theory of moral development? - Answers conventional Mark says that people shouldn't steal because they'll get in trouble and go to jail. At what level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this response, according to his theory of moral development? - Answers preconventional on average, who ends the pubertal growth spurt earlier: boys and girls? - Answers girls the average age of menarche has_________ since the 1990s A. increased B. decreased - Answers B. decreased _______ is a term that refers to a child coming of age and leaving the family home - Answers launching T/F 50% of people who are married right now will eventually divorce - Answers false T/F hypertension is a risk factor for a neurocognitive disorder - Answers true which of the following factors is NOT currently being considered as a possible causal factor in Alzheimer's disease A. stroke B. high blood pressure C. obesity D. osteoporosis - Answers C. obesity T/F according to selection with optimization theory, older adults should be more selective in what activities they choose to do - Answers true T/F the general social survey indicates that married couples tend to have sex at least once a week, average 58 times a year - Answers true T/F women are more likely than men to experience a mid-life crisis - Answers false which of Sternberg's types of love includes all three love components? - Answers consummate love which of Sternberg's types of love includes passion and intimacy? - Answers romantic love T/F neurocognitive disorders are a noraml part of aging - Answers false which is the best summary of the role of the gene APOE e4 in Alzheimer's disease? - Answers certain alleles of this gene may increase risk for Alzheimer's for the following descriptions, identify the most likely type of neurocognitive disorder most likely indicated by these symptoms and situations Vera began drinking heavily in her 20s and continued throughout her life and is now in her 70s. she has been hospitalized with liver disease. prior to this hospitalization, her children noticed that shes been having trouble dressing herself and is exhibiting some marked forgetfulness A. Alzheimer's disease B. vascular disease C. parkinsons D. prion disease E. HIV F. substance/medication induced - Answers F. substance/medication induced which of the following age-related brain changes are thought to harm cells and possibly contribute to Alzheimer's diease A. atrophy in parts of the brain B. inflammation C. production of free radicals D. all of the above - Answers D. all of the above What is the difference between a normal age-related change that involves forgetting a name versus someone in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? A. memory differences are identical with age-related changes and Alzheimer-related changes B. people with Alzheimer's disease cannot remember anything C. the individual remembers the name later if it is a normal, age-related change - Answers C. the individual remembers the name later if it is a normal, age-related change T/F the older you are, the more likely it is that you will have a neurocognitive disorder - Answers true 70 year old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her DVR and relies on her daughter to occasionally help her. is this most likely a a. Alzheimer's disease B. age-related change - Answers B. age-related change Jan is a widow. after her husband died, she stopped spending time with friends. over a decade later, Jan is in her 80s. she is now not as involved in her church, feels that she is too old to do much. which of the following socioemotional theories of aging best fits her viewpoint: A. disengagement B. activity C. selective optimization with compensation - Answers A. disengagement for the following example, indicate which stage of Elizabeth Kubler Ross's stage theory is being depicted: when the doctor informed Zeke that he had a terminal illness, he actually laughed and said "I don't think so!" - Answers Denial Emma is in her late 80's and broke her hip last year. Now that she is recovered, she finds that she is more careful to avoid injury. Rather than walking in her hilly neighborhood, she now drives with a friend to the mall each morning for a nice, flat walk. Which of the following socioemotional theories of aging best fits her new viewpoint: A. Disengagement B. Activity C. Selective Optimization with Compensation. - Answers C. Selective Optimization with Compensation according to Erikson, the "terrible twos" stem from a toddlers need to assert what? - Answers autonomy Freuds final psychosexual stage occurs from _______ on while, Erikson's final stage is for the following age groups:______ - Answers 1. 12-18 2. 65+ which of the following statements most accurately reflects Piaget's stages of cognitive development? A. stages do not have to occur in the same order B. children progress through stages in the same order C. children often experience multiple stages at the same time D. children progress through stages in random order - Answers B. Children progress through stages in the same order T/F training based on Pavlovian principles is used in the treatment of phobias - Answers true in which of the following stages is it important for children to establish a sense of competence? A. trust vs. mistrust B. autonomy vs. shame and doubt C. identity vs. identify D. industry vs. inferiority - Answers D. Industry vs. inferiority