PSYCH 140 FINAL EXAM | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
Ages 3-6:_______ - ANSWER-phallic stage
phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age:
_______ - ANSWER-6
Freud believed that unsuccessful completing of a psychosexual stage would result
in a person becoming _______ on an erogenous part of the body - ANSWER-
fixated
according the Freud, the _______ stage occurs from birth to 18 months -
ANSWER-oral
where did Freud get the name "Oedipus" for the Oedipus complex - ANSWER-
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 - ANSWER-A.
Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
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,Freud would say that a person obsessed with cleanliness may have unsuccessfully
completed the ________ psychosexual stage - ANSWER-anal
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
birth to 18 months:______ - ANSWER-oral stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
18 months to 3 years:_______ - ANSWER-anal stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
6 years to puberty:____ - ANSWER-latency stage
T/F Malnutrition can be a teratogen - ANSWER-true
T/F maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen - ANSWER-false
when does the embryonic period begin? - ANSWER-2 weeks after conception
what is the current age of viability? - ANSWER-22-26 weeks
T/F maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies - ANSWER-false
during which trimester do hair and nails typically form? - ANSWER-second
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, T/F amniocentesis utilizes sound waves to create images - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-survey
which research design would be address the following question: are age and
wisdom related to one another? - ANSWER-correlational study
T/F the moro reflex typically disappears after 5 months - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-
grasping
T/F REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle - ANSWER-true
T/F two year olds weight on average about 45 pounds - ANSWER-false
T/F two year olds weigh on average about 30 pounds - ANSWER-true
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| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
Ages 3-6:_______ - ANSWER-phallic stage
phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age:
_______ - ANSWER-6
Freud believed that unsuccessful completing of a psychosexual stage would result
in a person becoming _______ on an erogenous part of the body - ANSWER-
fixated
according the Freud, the _______ stage occurs from birth to 18 months -
ANSWER-oral
where did Freud get the name "Oedipus" for the Oedipus complex - ANSWER-
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 - ANSWER-A.
Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them,
while repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
1
,Freud would say that a person obsessed with cleanliness may have unsuccessfully
completed the ________ psychosexual stage - ANSWER-anal
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
birth to 18 months:______ - ANSWER-oral stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
18 months to 3 years:_______ - ANSWER-anal stage
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage described by
Freud
6 years to puberty:____ - ANSWER-latency stage
T/F Malnutrition can be a teratogen - ANSWER-true
T/F maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen - ANSWER-false
when does the embryonic period begin? - ANSWER-2 weeks after conception
what is the current age of viability? - ANSWER-22-26 weeks
T/F maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies - ANSWER-false
during which trimester do hair and nails typically form? - ANSWER-second
2
, T/F amniocentesis utilizes sound waves to create images - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-survey
which research design would be address the following question: are age and
wisdom related to one another? - ANSWER-correlational study
T/F the moro reflex typically disappears after 5 months - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-
grasping
T/F REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle - ANSWER-true
T/F two year olds weight on average about 45 pounds - ANSWER-false
T/F two year olds weigh on average about 30 pounds - ANSWER-true
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