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Susie is playing with blocks and is trying to build a tower; she tries but cannot build a
tower. Susie's mother helps her build a four-block tower. Later, Susie builds a four-block
tower without her mother's help. According to Vygotsky, the inability to build the tower on
her own is known as:
a. scaffolding
b. the zone of proximal development
c. assisted discovery
d. learning by imitation - answer- B. "Scaffolding" is a term used by Vygotsky that explains
what Susie's mother is doing.
She is adjusting her level of support to Susie based on Susie's level of performance. The zone
of proximal development involves a range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to do
alone but possible to do with the help of adults or other, more-skilled children. "Assisted
discovery" is another term used by Vygotsky to describe learning situations that a teacher
sets up within a classroom so that children are guided into discovering learning. Learning
by imitation is a type of learning that involves a child watching someone perform a task and
later performing the task by herself.
,a group counselor uses techniques based on implosive therapy in her work. which theorist is
responsible for implosive therapy?
a. ellis
b. beck
c. janov
d. stampfl - answer- d. stampfl - abreactive form of therapy often used with highly phobic
clients. clients are induced to read or hear about or imagine frightening depictions of what
might happen if they are forced to face their fear. idea is that the person will become
desensitized
a group counselor decides to make graphs of the psychological test data for all of her clients
over the past year. when she plots the distribution of beck depression inventory data, she
notices it it skewed to the left. which of the following statements is true if a distribution is
skewed to the left?
a. the mean is greater than the median
b. the mean is less than the median
c. the mean and median are the same
d. the mode is the best measure of center - answer- b. the mean is less than the median -
it means that although most of the scores are to the right of the distribution, there are a few
low scores pulling the distribution to the left. the mean is most impacted by the extreme scores.
Because the extreme scores in this dist. are low, the value of the mean will be made less than
the value of the median
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of:
a. autonomy
b. initiative
c. intimacy
d. integrity - answer- C. In Erickson's theory of psychosocial development, individuals who
fail to achieve the goal of the lower level of development will have problems attaining the
,developmental task at the next stage of development. In the example above, the individual
failed to achieve identity, which occurs during adolescence. Therefore, in young adulthood, the
individual will have problems attaining intimacy, which is the developmental task to be achieved
at
this level. For autonomy, the individual would have to have failed to attain basic trust; for
initiative, the individual would have to have failed to attain autonomy; and for integrity, the
individual would have to have failed to attain generativity.
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys and several different kinds of "surrogate mothers" to
investigate which factors are important in early development and attachment. According to
his findings, baby monkeys:
a. preferred a soft terrycloth "mother" to a wire-mesh "mother" that held a bottle
b. preferred a wire-mesh "mother" that held a bottle to a soft terrycloth "mother"
c. showed no preference
d. preferred neither "mother" - answer- A. In Harry Harlow's experiments, he found that
baby monkeys preferred physical comfort to hunger satisfaction. In other words, the baby
monkeys wanted to be close to a
soft terrycloth "mother" rather than a wire-mesh "mother," even though the latter presented
food. Therefore, attachment involves more than hunger satisfaction. It involves having close
contact with a "loving" caregiver.
Which of the following is a myth about suicide in the United States?
a. Male suicide is four times higher than that among females.
b. It occurs in age groups of 90 years and up.
c. Psychiatrists, physicians, and dentists are most prone.
d. Asking someone about suicide may push that person over the edge. - answer- D. If
someone is thinking about suicide, asking that person about suicide will not plant the seed or
push her into committing suicide. It is important that as a counselor, you ask clients about
, suicide so that they can get the help they need. It is necessary to assess suicidality whenever
you suspect that someone is contemplating it or behaving in ways that may suggest that she is
contemplating it. It is best practice to assess for suicidality at each session with your clients.
Suicide knows no age boundaries. Females attempt suicide at a rate three times higher than
males, but males are successful more often, usually because
they use more lethal methods than females.
Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want to lose his television privileges.
This is an example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
a. Integrity versus despair
b. Preconventional
c. Conventional
d. Postconventional - answer- B. Integrity versus despair is one of the stages in Erickson's
psychosocial developmental theory. Kohlberg postulated that in the first level, preconventional,
individuals are concerned with consequences imposed upon them for wrongdoing. Thus, in the
example, Cody wanted to avoid being punished by having his television privileges taken away. At
the conventional level, an individual wants to conform to societal rules so that authority rules
and order is maintained. At the postconventional level, individuals define morality in terms
of universal values and altruism.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in Freud's theory of personality
development?
a. Oral, genital, latency, anal, phallic
b. Genital, anal, phallic, oral, latency
c. Latency, phallic, oral, anal, genital
d. Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital - answer- D. The best way to remember Freud's
psychosexual stages of development is to think about what key tasks individuals do throughout
childhood. The first thing infants do is suck (oral). Next, babies begin toilet training (anal), then
discover the difference between boys and girls (phallic). Next, children spend time growing
physically and cognitively but are latent in the psychosexual realm (not focusing on anything
LATEST UPDATE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Susie is playing with blocks and is trying to build a tower; she tries but cannot build a
tower. Susie's mother helps her build a four-block tower. Later, Susie builds a four-block
tower without her mother's help. According to Vygotsky, the inability to build the tower on
her own is known as:
a. scaffolding
b. the zone of proximal development
c. assisted discovery
d. learning by imitation - answer- B. "Scaffolding" is a term used by Vygotsky that explains
what Susie's mother is doing.
She is adjusting her level of support to Susie based on Susie's level of performance. The zone
of proximal development involves a range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to do
alone but possible to do with the help of adults or other, more-skilled children. "Assisted
discovery" is another term used by Vygotsky to describe learning situations that a teacher
sets up within a classroom so that children are guided into discovering learning. Learning
by imitation is a type of learning that involves a child watching someone perform a task and
later performing the task by herself.
,a group counselor uses techniques based on implosive therapy in her work. which theorist is
responsible for implosive therapy?
a. ellis
b. beck
c. janov
d. stampfl - answer- d. stampfl - abreactive form of therapy often used with highly phobic
clients. clients are induced to read or hear about or imagine frightening depictions of what
might happen if they are forced to face their fear. idea is that the person will become
desensitized
a group counselor decides to make graphs of the psychological test data for all of her clients
over the past year. when she plots the distribution of beck depression inventory data, she
notices it it skewed to the left. which of the following statements is true if a distribution is
skewed to the left?
a. the mean is greater than the median
b. the mean is less than the median
c. the mean and median are the same
d. the mode is the best measure of center - answer- b. the mean is less than the median -
it means that although most of the scores are to the right of the distribution, there are a few
low scores pulling the distribution to the left. the mean is most impacted by the extreme scores.
Because the extreme scores in this dist. are low, the value of the mean will be made less than
the value of the median
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of:
a. autonomy
b. initiative
c. intimacy
d. integrity - answer- C. In Erickson's theory of psychosocial development, individuals who
fail to achieve the goal of the lower level of development will have problems attaining the
,developmental task at the next stage of development. In the example above, the individual
failed to achieve identity, which occurs during adolescence. Therefore, in young adulthood, the
individual will have problems attaining intimacy, which is the developmental task to be achieved
at
this level. For autonomy, the individual would have to have failed to attain basic trust; for
initiative, the individual would have to have failed to attain autonomy; and for integrity, the
individual would have to have failed to attain generativity.
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys and several different kinds of "surrogate mothers" to
investigate which factors are important in early development and attachment. According to
his findings, baby monkeys:
a. preferred a soft terrycloth "mother" to a wire-mesh "mother" that held a bottle
b. preferred a wire-mesh "mother" that held a bottle to a soft terrycloth "mother"
c. showed no preference
d. preferred neither "mother" - answer- A. In Harry Harlow's experiments, he found that
baby monkeys preferred physical comfort to hunger satisfaction. In other words, the baby
monkeys wanted to be close to a
soft terrycloth "mother" rather than a wire-mesh "mother," even though the latter presented
food. Therefore, attachment involves more than hunger satisfaction. It involves having close
contact with a "loving" caregiver.
Which of the following is a myth about suicide in the United States?
a. Male suicide is four times higher than that among females.
b. It occurs in age groups of 90 years and up.
c. Psychiatrists, physicians, and dentists are most prone.
d. Asking someone about suicide may push that person over the edge. - answer- D. If
someone is thinking about suicide, asking that person about suicide will not plant the seed or
push her into committing suicide. It is important that as a counselor, you ask clients about
, suicide so that they can get the help they need. It is necessary to assess suicidality whenever
you suspect that someone is contemplating it or behaving in ways that may suggest that she is
contemplating it. It is best practice to assess for suicidality at each session with your clients.
Suicide knows no age boundaries. Females attempt suicide at a rate three times higher than
males, but males are successful more often, usually because
they use more lethal methods than females.
Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want to lose his television privileges.
This is an example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
a. Integrity versus despair
b. Preconventional
c. Conventional
d. Postconventional - answer- B. Integrity versus despair is one of the stages in Erickson's
psychosocial developmental theory. Kohlberg postulated that in the first level, preconventional,
individuals are concerned with consequences imposed upon them for wrongdoing. Thus, in the
example, Cody wanted to avoid being punished by having his television privileges taken away. At
the conventional level, an individual wants to conform to societal rules so that authority rules
and order is maintained. At the postconventional level, individuals define morality in terms
of universal values and altruism.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in Freud's theory of personality
development?
a. Oral, genital, latency, anal, phallic
b. Genital, anal, phallic, oral, latency
c. Latency, phallic, oral, anal, genital
d. Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital - answer- D. The best way to remember Freud's
psychosexual stages of development is to think about what key tasks individuals do throughout
childhood. The first thing infants do is suck (oral). Next, babies begin toilet training (anal), then
discover the difference between boys and girls (phallic). Next, children spend time growing
physically and cognitively but are latent in the psychosexual realm (not focusing on anything
