PSYC 140 Module 1 Exam - Requires
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What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits others? -
CORRECTANSWER Generativity
What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage according
to Erikson? -CORRECTANSWER Mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? -CORRECTANSWER Eight
What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson? -
CORRECTANSWER Autonomy
Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Continuous
,What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to 18
months? -CORRECTANSWER Oral
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18 months to 3
years? -CORRECTANSWER Anal
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6 years? -
CORRECTANSWER Phallic
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years to
puberty? -CORRECTANSWER Latency
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puberty to
adulthood? -CORRECTANSWER Genital
What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erikson? -
CORRECTANSWER Erikson's
What type of development does Piaget focus on? -CORRECTANSWER Cognitive
development
,What does Freud emphasize in his theory? -CORRECTANSWER Psychosexual
development
What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood according to
Erikson? -CORRECTANSWER Despair
Who coined the term operant conditioning? -CORRECTANSWER B.F. Skinner
What is social learning? -CORRECTANSWER Process of altering behavior by
observing and imitating others
Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development? -CORRECTANSWER Jean
Piaget
What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget? -
CORRECTANSWER 1. Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete operational, 4.
Formal operational
What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth according to
Piaget? -CORRECTANSWER Assimilation and accommodation
What does information processing theory compare human thinking to? -
CORRECTANSWER Computer analysis of data
, Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous? -CORRECTANSWER
Information processing theory
Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist? -CORRECTANSWER Lev Vygotsky
What does sociocultural theory emphasize? -CORRECTANSWER Cultural transmission
and the role of key individuals in development
What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on? -
CORRECTANSWER An environment of development
What are the major periods of development? -CORRECTANSWER Prenatal, infancy
and toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood,
middle adulthood, late adulthood
What are distinctive features of human development? -CORRECTANSWER Lifelong,
multidirectional, multidimensional, multidisciplinary
Is development specific to a certain period in life? -CORRECTANSWER No,
development is lifelong
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What term did Erikson use to refer to producing something that benefits others? -
CORRECTANSWER Generativity
What is the result of unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage according
to Erikson? -CORRECTANSWER Mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? -CORRECTANSWER Eight
What need does the 'terrible two's' stem from according to Erikson? -
CORRECTANSWER Autonomy
Is Freud's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Erikson's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Piaget's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Discontinuous
Is Skinner's theory continuous or discontinuous? -CORRECTANSWER Continuous
,What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group birth to 18
months? -CORRECTANSWER Oral
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 18 months to 3
years? -CORRECTANSWER Anal
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 3 to 6 years? -
CORRECTANSWER Phallic
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group 6 years to
puberty? -CORRECTANSWER Latency
What is the psychosexual stage described by Freud for the age group puberty to
adulthood? -CORRECTANSWER Genital
What stage theory covers the greatest breadth in detail according to Erikson? -
CORRECTANSWER Erikson's
What type of development does Piaget focus on? -CORRECTANSWER Cognitive
development
,What does Freud emphasize in his theory? -CORRECTANSWER Psychosexual
development
What is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late adulthood according to
Erikson? -CORRECTANSWER Despair
Who coined the term operant conditioning? -CORRECTANSWER B.F. Skinner
What is social learning? -CORRECTANSWER Process of altering behavior by
observing and imitating others
Who embraced a cognitive perspective in development? -CORRECTANSWER Jean
Piaget
What are the four stages of cognitive development according to Piaget? -
CORRECTANSWER 1. Sensorimotor, 2. Preoperational, 3. Concrete operational, 4.
Formal operational
What two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth according to
Piaget? -CORRECTANSWER Assimilation and accommodation
What does information processing theory compare human thinking to? -
CORRECTANSWER Computer analysis of data
, Which theory holds that cognitive development is continuous? -CORRECTANSWER
Information processing theory
Who is an example of a sociocultural theorist? -CORRECTANSWER Lev Vygotsky
What does sociocultural theory emphasize? -CORRECTANSWER Cultural transmission
and the role of key individuals in development
What does Brofenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory focus on? -
CORRECTANSWER An environment of development
What are the major periods of development? -CORRECTANSWER Prenatal, infancy
and toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood,
middle adulthood, late adulthood
What are distinctive features of human development? -CORRECTANSWER Lifelong,
multidirectional, multidimensional, multidisciplinary
Is development specific to a certain period in life? -CORRECTANSWER No,
development is lifelong
