Psych 140. Chapter 4
A baby who shows little interest in her caregiver would likely be classified as having a(n)
__________ attachment style.
- Ambivalent
- Secure
- Anxious
- Avoidant - answer Avoidant
Abrahim, a sophomore in college, is in Erikson's "identify versus role confusion" stage.
According to Erikson's theory, what might Abrahim be doing?
- looking back over his life with a sense of despair
- seriously considering settling down and starting a family
- wanting to change his major every few months
- thinking a lot about how to best care for future generations of kids - answer Wanting to
change his major every few months
Devon worked for a major corporation for 20 years but recently switched jobs because
she wanted to make a larger contribution to her community and help young people who
are disadvantaged. Now she works for a nonprofit organization that promotes public
awareness about teenage runaways. According to Erikson, Devon is working through
the developmental stage of
- identity versus role confusion.
- integrity versus despair.
- generativity versus stagnation.
- intimacy versus isolation. - answergenerativity versus stagnation.
Jason, a health teacher, explains to his class that for a __________ to be created, the
sperm of a male must unite with the egg from a female, a process that takes place
during the __________ prenatal period.
- zygote; embryonic
- zygote; germinal
- blastocyst; embryonic
- blastocyst; fetal - answerzygote; germinal
Katrice is 86 years old. She has never been married, has no children, and lives alone.
She has only one or two friends whom she rarely sees, and as she thinks back over her
life she realizes that she never did most of the things she wanted to do. She now is full
of regret and feels that she has wasted her life. According to Erikson, Katrice is most
likely experiencing the psychosocial crisis of
- Despair
- Stagnation
- Guilt
A baby who shows little interest in her caregiver would likely be classified as having a(n)
__________ attachment style.
- Ambivalent
- Secure
- Anxious
- Avoidant - answer Avoidant
Abrahim, a sophomore in college, is in Erikson's "identify versus role confusion" stage.
According to Erikson's theory, what might Abrahim be doing?
- looking back over his life with a sense of despair
- seriously considering settling down and starting a family
- wanting to change his major every few months
- thinking a lot about how to best care for future generations of kids - answer Wanting to
change his major every few months
Devon worked for a major corporation for 20 years but recently switched jobs because
she wanted to make a larger contribution to her community and help young people who
are disadvantaged. Now she works for a nonprofit organization that promotes public
awareness about teenage runaways. According to Erikson, Devon is working through
the developmental stage of
- identity versus role confusion.
- integrity versus despair.
- generativity versus stagnation.
- intimacy versus isolation. - answergenerativity versus stagnation.
Jason, a health teacher, explains to his class that for a __________ to be created, the
sperm of a male must unite with the egg from a female, a process that takes place
during the __________ prenatal period.
- zygote; embryonic
- zygote; germinal
- blastocyst; embryonic
- blastocyst; fetal - answerzygote; germinal
Katrice is 86 years old. She has never been married, has no children, and lives alone.
She has only one or two friends whom she rarely sees, and as she thinks back over her
life she realizes that she never did most of the things she wanted to do. She now is full
of regret and feels that she has wasted her life. According to Erikson, Katrice is most
likely experiencing the psychosocial crisis of
- Despair
- Stagnation
- Guilt
