NCE Exam Study UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
Id - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the primitive and instinctual part of the
mind
Ego - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that mediates
between the conscious and unconscious
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that represents
internalized ideals and provides moral standards
Kohlberg's stages - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of moral development: Preconventional
level—behavior governed by consequences; conventional level—a desire to conform to socially
acceptable rules; postconventional level—self-accepted moral principles guide behavior. Each
level has two stages.
Psychosexual stages - CORRECT ANSWER - Freudian stages of development related to
the changing focus of sexual energy. Oral (ability to trust, aggression), anal (control), phallic
(self-centeredness, sexual anxiety), latent, genital
Heinz Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER - A moral dilemma used by Kohlberg to assess
moral development
Maturationist Stage theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that emphasizes the role of
biological maturation in development. Genetics and enviro stimuli needed to mature. Freud and
Erikson are maturationist theorists
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER - AKA behaviorism. The theory that all knowledge is
derived from experience. Developmental stages can be measured, quantitative.
, Organicism - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite of empiricism. Developmental change can
be internal. theory that living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities.
Qualitative change
Structuralist - CORRECT ANSWER - Example of Piaget's view of stages of development..
Qualitative change. A psychologist who analyzes the basic elements of consciousness
Equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of achieving balance between
assimilation and accommodation in Piaget's theory
Lorenz theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that aggression is natural and
evolutionary. Lorenz studied critical periods and imprinting
Ego psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychologists who believe in man's power of
reasoning to control behavior
Formal operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - The stage of cognitive development
characterized by abstract thought and deduction. Age 12 and older
Preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget's stage of cognitive development
characterized by symbolic thinking and egocentrism. Centration: focus all attention on one
characteristic. Age 2-7
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER - The belief in the inherent superiority of one's own
ethnic group or culture
Cognitive Dissonance Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that individuals
experience discomfort when their beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent (Festinger)
Emic vs etic - CORRECT ANSWER - Approaches to studying cultures from within (emic)
or from outside (etic)
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
Id - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the primitive and instinctual part of the
mind
Ego - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that mediates
between the conscious and unconscious
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER - In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that represents
internalized ideals and provides moral standards
Kohlberg's stages - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of moral development: Preconventional
level—behavior governed by consequences; conventional level—a desire to conform to socially
acceptable rules; postconventional level—self-accepted moral principles guide behavior. Each
level has two stages.
Psychosexual stages - CORRECT ANSWER - Freudian stages of development related to
the changing focus of sexual energy. Oral (ability to trust, aggression), anal (control), phallic
(self-centeredness, sexual anxiety), latent, genital
Heinz Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER - A moral dilemma used by Kohlberg to assess
moral development
Maturationist Stage theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that emphasizes the role of
biological maturation in development. Genetics and enviro stimuli needed to mature. Freud and
Erikson are maturationist theorists
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER - AKA behaviorism. The theory that all knowledge is
derived from experience. Developmental stages can be measured, quantitative.
, Organicism - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite of empiricism. Developmental change can
be internal. theory that living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities.
Qualitative change
Structuralist - CORRECT ANSWER - Example of Piaget's view of stages of development..
Qualitative change. A psychologist who analyzes the basic elements of consciousness
Equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of achieving balance between
assimilation and accommodation in Piaget's theory
Lorenz theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that aggression is natural and
evolutionary. Lorenz studied critical periods and imprinting
Ego psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychologists who believe in man's power of
reasoning to control behavior
Formal operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - The stage of cognitive development
characterized by abstract thought and deduction. Age 12 and older
Preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER - Piaget's stage of cognitive development
characterized by symbolic thinking and egocentrism. Centration: focus all attention on one
characteristic. Age 2-7
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER - The belief in the inherent superiority of one's own
ethnic group or culture
Cognitive Dissonance Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The theory that individuals
experience discomfort when their beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent (Festinger)
Emic vs etic - CORRECT ANSWER - Approaches to studying cultures from within (emic)
or from outside (etic)
