ASWB LMSW Exam (questions and
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known for his 8-stage theory of psychosocial development focusing on resolving successive
identity crises - correct answer ✔✔Erik Erikson
infants learn trust and develop a sense of safety through the consistency of the caregiver
meeting their needs (birth to one year) - correct answer ✔✔Basic Trust Vs Mistrust (Erikson)
toddlers learn to do things for themselves through encouragement and support (1-3 years) -
correct answer ✔✔Autonomy Vs Shame & Doubt (Erikson)
preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about their efforts at
independence (3-6 years) - correct answer ✔✔Initiative Vs Guilt (Erikson)
school-age children learn the pleasure of applying oneself to a task, or they feel inferior (6-12
years) - correct answer ✔✔Industry Vs Inferiority (Erikson)
teenagers develop a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single
identity, or they become confused about who they are (12-20 years) - correct answer
✔✔Identity Vs Role Confusion (Erikson)
young adults work on forming and maintaining intimate relationships or they feel socially
isolated (20-25 years) - correct answer ✔✔Intimacy Vs Isolation (Erikson)
middle-aged adults discover a sense of contributing through family or work, or they may feel a
lack of purpose (25-65 years) - correct answer ✔✔Generativity Vs Stagnation (Erikson)
,older adults reflect on satisfaction with their lives or feel a sense of failure (65 years to death) -
correct answer ✔✔Ego Integrity Vs Despair (Erikson)
learning how to behave and interact well with others; learning how to manage feelings in a way
that is productive rather than counterproductive - correct answer ✔✔Social Development -
Micro
learning how people interact in groups and society (family, community), especially in regards to
social norms, institutional change, and inclusion - correct answer ✔✔Social Development -
Macro
learning self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, cooperation, attention, transitioning from
one activity to another, self-confidence, forming and maintaining relationships - correct answer
✔✔Emotional Development
knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation (KCAASE) - correct
answer ✔✔Six Levels of Cognition
rote memorization, recognition, recall of facts (1st level of cognition) - correct answer
✔✔Knowledge
understanding what facts mean (2nd level of cognition) - correct answer ✔✔Comprehension
correct use of facts, rules, or ideas (3rd level of cognition) - correct answer ✔✔Application
breaking information down into its component parts (4th level of cognition) - correct answer
✔✔Analysis
combination of facts, ideas, or information to make a new whole (5th level of cognition) -
correct answer ✔✔Synthesis
,judging or forming an opinion about the information or situation (6th level of cognition) -
correct answer ✔✔Evaluation
known for his 4-stage theory of cognitive development in children - correct answer ✔✔Jean
Piaget
infants and young toddlers explore using the senses and learn object permanence (birth to 2
years) - correct answer ✔✔Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget)
young children engage in symbolic thinking (pretend play and imaginary friends) and concrete,
egocentric thinking (2-7 years) - correct answer ✔✔Preoperational Stage (Piaget)
school-age children engage in logical thinking, understanding rules and cause-effect
relationships (7-11 years) - correct answer ✔✔Concrete Operations Stage (Piaget)
by puberty, people are able to engage in abstract hypothetical thinking, plan for the future, and
test hypotheses (11 years through adulthood) - correct answer ✔✔Formal Operations Stage
(Piaget)
known for his theory of stages of moral development - correct answer ✔✔Lawrence Kohlberg
obeys authority out of fear of punishment; acts in own best interests; conforms to receive
rewards (childhood) - correct answer ✔✔Preconventional Morality (Kohlberg)
acts to gain approval from others; obeys laws and fulfills obligations to maintain social system;
avoids censure and guilt (adolescents & most adults) - correct answer ✔✔Conventional
Morality (Kohlberg)
, genuine interest in others' welfare; concerned with individual rights and being morally right;
guided by principles and concerns based on broad, universal ethics and morality (some adults) -
correct answer ✔✔Postconventional Morality (Kohlberg)
learning is viewed through change in behavior and the stimuli in the external environment are
the locus of learning; change the external environment and change behavior - correct answer
✔✔Learning Theory - Behaviorism
learning is viewed through internal mental processes (insight, information processing, memory,
perception) and the locus of learning is internal cognitive structures; develop opportunities to
foster capacity and skills to improve learning - correct answer ✔✔Learning Theory - Cognitive
Theory
learning is viewed as a person's activities aimed at reaching his or her full potential, and the
locus of learning is in meeting cognitive and other needs; develop the whole person - correct
answer ✔✔Learning Theory - Humanism
learning is obtained between people and their environment--their interactions and observations
in social contexts; establish opportunities for conversation and participation - correct answer
✔✔Learning Theory - Social Theory
involuntary behavior (anxiety, sexual response) that is automatically elicited by certain behavior.
A stimulus elicits a response. - correct answer ✔✔Respondent Behavior (Behaviorism)
voluntary behavior (walking, talking) that is controlled by its consequences in the environment -
correct answer ✔✔Operant Behavior (Behaviorism)
learning to associate an involuntary response and a stimulus (Pavlov's dogs develop the
expectation that they will be fed when a bell rings) - correct answer ✔✔Classical Conditioning
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known for his 8-stage theory of psychosocial development focusing on resolving successive
identity crises - correct answer ✔✔Erik Erikson
infants learn trust and develop a sense of safety through the consistency of the caregiver
meeting their needs (birth to one year) - correct answer ✔✔Basic Trust Vs Mistrust (Erikson)
toddlers learn to do things for themselves through encouragement and support (1-3 years) -
correct answer ✔✔Autonomy Vs Shame & Doubt (Erikson)
preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about their efforts at
independence (3-6 years) - correct answer ✔✔Initiative Vs Guilt (Erikson)
school-age children learn the pleasure of applying oneself to a task, or they feel inferior (6-12
years) - correct answer ✔✔Industry Vs Inferiority (Erikson)
teenagers develop a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single
identity, or they become confused about who they are (12-20 years) - correct answer
✔✔Identity Vs Role Confusion (Erikson)
young adults work on forming and maintaining intimate relationships or they feel socially
isolated (20-25 years) - correct answer ✔✔Intimacy Vs Isolation (Erikson)
middle-aged adults discover a sense of contributing through family or work, or they may feel a
lack of purpose (25-65 years) - correct answer ✔✔Generativity Vs Stagnation (Erikson)
,older adults reflect on satisfaction with their lives or feel a sense of failure (65 years to death) -
correct answer ✔✔Ego Integrity Vs Despair (Erikson)
learning how to behave and interact well with others; learning how to manage feelings in a way
that is productive rather than counterproductive - correct answer ✔✔Social Development -
Micro
learning how people interact in groups and society (family, community), especially in regards to
social norms, institutional change, and inclusion - correct answer ✔✔Social Development -
Macro
learning self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, cooperation, attention, transitioning from
one activity to another, self-confidence, forming and maintaining relationships - correct answer
✔✔Emotional Development
knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation (KCAASE) - correct
answer ✔✔Six Levels of Cognition
rote memorization, recognition, recall of facts (1st level of cognition) - correct answer
✔✔Knowledge
understanding what facts mean (2nd level of cognition) - correct answer ✔✔Comprehension
correct use of facts, rules, or ideas (3rd level of cognition) - correct answer ✔✔Application
breaking information down into its component parts (4th level of cognition) - correct answer
✔✔Analysis
combination of facts, ideas, or information to make a new whole (5th level of cognition) -
correct answer ✔✔Synthesis
,judging or forming an opinion about the information or situation (6th level of cognition) -
correct answer ✔✔Evaluation
known for his 4-stage theory of cognitive development in children - correct answer ✔✔Jean
Piaget
infants and young toddlers explore using the senses and learn object permanence (birth to 2
years) - correct answer ✔✔Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget)
young children engage in symbolic thinking (pretend play and imaginary friends) and concrete,
egocentric thinking (2-7 years) - correct answer ✔✔Preoperational Stage (Piaget)
school-age children engage in logical thinking, understanding rules and cause-effect
relationships (7-11 years) - correct answer ✔✔Concrete Operations Stage (Piaget)
by puberty, people are able to engage in abstract hypothetical thinking, plan for the future, and
test hypotheses (11 years through adulthood) - correct answer ✔✔Formal Operations Stage
(Piaget)
known for his theory of stages of moral development - correct answer ✔✔Lawrence Kohlberg
obeys authority out of fear of punishment; acts in own best interests; conforms to receive
rewards (childhood) - correct answer ✔✔Preconventional Morality (Kohlberg)
acts to gain approval from others; obeys laws and fulfills obligations to maintain social system;
avoids censure and guilt (adolescents & most adults) - correct answer ✔✔Conventional
Morality (Kohlberg)
, genuine interest in others' welfare; concerned with individual rights and being morally right;
guided by principles and concerns based on broad, universal ethics and morality (some adults) -
correct answer ✔✔Postconventional Morality (Kohlberg)
learning is viewed through change in behavior and the stimuli in the external environment are
the locus of learning; change the external environment and change behavior - correct answer
✔✔Learning Theory - Behaviorism
learning is viewed through internal mental processes (insight, information processing, memory,
perception) and the locus of learning is internal cognitive structures; develop opportunities to
foster capacity and skills to improve learning - correct answer ✔✔Learning Theory - Cognitive
Theory
learning is viewed as a person's activities aimed at reaching his or her full potential, and the
locus of learning is in meeting cognitive and other needs; develop the whole person - correct
answer ✔✔Learning Theory - Humanism
learning is obtained between people and their environment--their interactions and observations
in social contexts; establish opportunities for conversation and participation - correct answer
✔✔Learning Theory - Social Theory
involuntary behavior (anxiety, sexual response) that is automatically elicited by certain behavior.
A stimulus elicits a response. - correct answer ✔✔Respondent Behavior (Behaviorism)
voluntary behavior (walking, talking) that is controlled by its consequences in the environment -
correct answer ✔✔Operant Behavior (Behaviorism)
learning to associate an involuntary response and a stimulus (Pavlov's dogs develop the
expectation that they will be fed when a bell rings) - correct answer ✔✔Classical Conditioning
