Life Span Mid-Term Review (Jersey
College) Exam Questions And Correct
Answers 2025 Edition.
Developmental - Answer _____________psychology is the discipline that studies the physical,
cognitive, social and emotional growth of human beings over time.
life span - Answer According to the __________perspective views human development as
occurring throughout the individual's lifetime.
Freud - Answer Who was the founder of the psychoanalytic perspective?
the id - Answer According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?
psychoanalytic - Answer According to _______ theory, external limits are internalized and
conflict with inner forces. The child's observable behavior, thoughts, and feelings reflect the
outcomes of these battles.
stage theories - Answer Both Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories are:
psychosexual - Answer In Freud's psychoanalytical theory, there are five proposed stages of
_____________development.
emphasizes social relationships more than sexual or aggressive instincts. - Answer Erikson's
psychosocial theory deviates from Freud's psychosexual theory in that Erikson:
classical conditioning - Answer Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now his mommy
says "gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as soon as his mommy says "gotcha,"
Kareem starts to laugh. This is an example of:
genetics - Answer The field of biology that studies heredity is called:
genes - Answer Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called:
, 23 - Answer Of the 46 chromosomes in a normal human cell, how many are contributed by
the mother?
new cells with identical DNA are created. - Answer During mitosis:
23 - Answer How many chromosomes does a cell created during meiosis contain?
the sex chromosome received from the father - Answer What factor determines the sex of a
child?
monozygotic twins - Answer Which pair of relatives has the most similar genetic material?
the recessive trait will develop in the child - Answer If an individual gets a recessive trait for
eye color from both parents:
phenotype - Answer The actual characteristics or traits that a person displays are referred to
as their:
operant conditioning - Answer If we reinforce an infant for engaging in a behavior, what kind
of learning approach are we utilizing?
The embyonic stage - Answer Which of the following is the second stage of prenatal
development?
a. The germinal stage
b. The embyonic stage
c. The fetal stage
d. None of the above
All are considered teratogens - Answer Which of the following would NOT be considered a
teratogen?
a. Parental smoking
b. Maternal smoking
c. Alcohol
College) Exam Questions And Correct
Answers 2025 Edition.
Developmental - Answer _____________psychology is the discipline that studies the physical,
cognitive, social and emotional growth of human beings over time.
life span - Answer According to the __________perspective views human development as
occurring throughout the individual's lifetime.
Freud - Answer Who was the founder of the psychoanalytic perspective?
the id - Answer According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth?
psychoanalytic - Answer According to _______ theory, external limits are internalized and
conflict with inner forces. The child's observable behavior, thoughts, and feelings reflect the
outcomes of these battles.
stage theories - Answer Both Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories are:
psychosexual - Answer In Freud's psychoanalytical theory, there are five proposed stages of
_____________development.
emphasizes social relationships more than sexual or aggressive instincts. - Answer Erikson's
psychosocial theory deviates from Freud's psychosexual theory in that Erikson:
classical conditioning - Answer Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now his mommy
says "gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as soon as his mommy says "gotcha,"
Kareem starts to laugh. This is an example of:
genetics - Answer The field of biology that studies heredity is called:
genes - Answer Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called:
, 23 - Answer Of the 46 chromosomes in a normal human cell, how many are contributed by
the mother?
new cells with identical DNA are created. - Answer During mitosis:
23 - Answer How many chromosomes does a cell created during meiosis contain?
the sex chromosome received from the father - Answer What factor determines the sex of a
child?
monozygotic twins - Answer Which pair of relatives has the most similar genetic material?
the recessive trait will develop in the child - Answer If an individual gets a recessive trait for
eye color from both parents:
phenotype - Answer The actual characteristics or traits that a person displays are referred to
as their:
operant conditioning - Answer If we reinforce an infant for engaging in a behavior, what kind
of learning approach are we utilizing?
The embyonic stage - Answer Which of the following is the second stage of prenatal
development?
a. The germinal stage
b. The embyonic stage
c. The fetal stage
d. None of the above
All are considered teratogens - Answer Which of the following would NOT be considered a
teratogen?
a. Parental smoking
b. Maternal smoking
c. Alcohol
