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Erikson's theory of midlife? What stage (or normative crisis) occurs at this time, according to Erikson? What constitutes a successful vs. unsuccessful resolution of this stage/crisis? What virtue develops with a successful navigation of this stage? Ans- generativity vs stagnation - generativity- reaching out to others in ways that -- give to and guide the next generation - work, community service, childbearing and child rearing - brings together personal desires and cultural demands - belief in the species- the conviction that life is good and worthwhile - stagnation- becoming self centered and self indulgent - successful: open to differing viewpoints, leadership qualities, desire more from work than finances, care about relationships and society, political activities - unsuccesful: lack of interest in young people, focus on what they can get from others rather than what they can give what virtue???- religiosity/spirituality?,

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PSYC 221 QUIZ 3 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
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the inner processes and products of the mind that lead to "knowing." it
includes all mental activity- attending, remembering, symbolizing,
categorizing, planning, reasoning, problem solving, creating, and
fantasizing Ans✓✓✓cognition


piaget's theory to describe cognitive development
Ans✓✓✓constructivist approach
-view children as discovering, or constructing all knowledge about their
world through their own activity


3 basic characteristics of piaget's stages Ans✓✓✓1. stages provide a
general theory of development, in which all aspects of cognition change
in an integrated fashion, following a similar course
2. stages are invariant, they alway occur in a fixed order and no stage
can be skipped
3. stages are universal (characterize children the same everywhere)


specific psychological structures that organize ways of making sense of
experience Ans✓✓✓schemes


internal depictions of information that the mind can manipulate
Ans✓✓✓mental representations
-change from sensorimotor approach to cognitive approach

, building schemes through direct interactions with the environment
Ans✓✓✓adaptation
-consists if assimilation and accommodation


using your current schemes to interpret the external world
Ans✓✓✓assimilation


when children are not changing much, they assimilate more than they
accommodate Ans✓✓✓cognitive equilibrium


during times of rapid cognitive change Ans✓✓✓state of disequilibrium
or cognitive discomfort


creating new schemes or adjusting old ones after noticing that your
current way of thinking doesn't capture the environment completely
Ans✓✓✓accommodation


back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium
Ans✓✓✓equilibration


-schemes change through this
-process that occurs internally, apart from direct contact with the
environment Ans✓✓✓organization

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