PSYC 140 MODULE 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits others?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Generativity
What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
according to Erikson? - CORRECT ANSWER- Mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Eight
What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Autonomy
Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Continuous
,What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to 18
months? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oral
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18 months
to 3 years? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anal
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6
years? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phallic
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years to
puberty? - CORRECT ANSWER- Latency
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puberty to
adulthood? - CORRECT ANSWER- Genital
What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erikson? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Erikson's
What type of development does Piaget focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Cognitive development
What does Freud emphasize in his theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Psychosexual development
What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood according
to Erikson? - CORRECT ANSWER- Despair
Who coined the term operant conditioning? - CORRECT ANSWER- B.F.
Skinner
, What is social learning? - CORRECT ANSWER- Process of altering behavior
by observing and imitating others
Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Jean Piaget
What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete
operational, 4. Formal operational
What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER- Assimilation and
accommodation
What does information processing theory compare human thinking to? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Computer analysis of data
Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Information processing theory
Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist? - CORRECT ANSWER- Lev
Vygotsky
What does sociocultural theory emphasize? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cultural
transmission and the role of key individuals in development
What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on? - CORRECT
ANSWER- An environment of development
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
2026/2027
What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits others?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Generativity
What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
according to Erikson? - CORRECT ANSWER- Mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Eight
What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Autonomy
Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discontinuous
Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Continuous
,What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to 18
months? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oral
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18 months
to 3 years? - CORRECT ANSWER- Anal
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6
years? - CORRECT ANSWER- Phallic
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years to
puberty? - CORRECT ANSWER- Latency
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puberty to
adulthood? - CORRECT ANSWER- Genital
What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erikson? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Erikson's
What type of development does Piaget focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Cognitive development
What does Freud emphasize in his theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Psychosexual development
What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood according
to Erikson? - CORRECT ANSWER- Despair
Who coined the term operant conditioning? - CORRECT ANSWER- B.F.
Skinner
, What is social learning? - CORRECT ANSWER- Process of altering behavior
by observing and imitating others
Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Jean Piaget
What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete
operational, 4. Formal operational
What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth
according to Piaget? - CORRECT ANSWER- Assimilation and
accommodation
What does information processing theory compare human thinking to? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Computer analysis of data
Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Information processing theory
Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist? - CORRECT ANSWER- Lev
Vygotsky
What does sociocultural theory emphasize? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cultural
transmission and the role of key individuals in development
What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on? - CORRECT
ANSWER- An environment of development
