PSY 225 Final Exam Questions and
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Which of the following statements about gender is true?
a.) Gender has very little influence on one's identity.
b.) Gender is exclusively biological.
c.) Gender and sex are synonymous (mean the same thing).
d.) Gender refers to the characteristics of people as females or males. - ✔✔d
According to Erikson's developmental stages, which emotion lowers self-esteem in young
children?
Multiple choice question.
a.) Jealousy
b.) Guilt
c.) Anger
d.) Fear - ✔✔b
In early childhood, self-understanding involves self-(blank) - ✔✔recognition
Young children are overly ______ in their self-descriptions.
Multiple choice question.
a.) cautious
b.) judgmental
c.) pessimistic
d.) optimistic - ✔✔optimistic
,By what age do young children realize that others may lie or exaggerate to get what they want
or to avoid trouble?
a.) 6 years
b.) 2 years
c.) 4 years
d.) 8 years - ✔✔c
______ refers to the characteristics related to femininity and masculinity based on social and
cultural norms.
a.) Gender
b.) Sex
c.) Identity
d.) Culture - ✔✔a
According to Erikson, as a young child's conscience governs initiative, feelings of guilt negatively
impact
Multiple choice question.
a.) academic performance.
b.) body image.
c.) self-esteem.
d.) social desirability. - ✔✔c
Which of the following are characteristics that children younger than 5 or 6 years old would use
when describing the differences between themselves and a friend?
Multiple select question.
1.) personality
2.) height
3.) hair color
, 4.) sense of humor - ✔✔2, 3
Select all that apply
Children use unrealistic positive overestimations because of which of the following?
Multiple select question.
1.) They rarely engage in social comparison.
2.) They have not yet been able to discern between telling the truth and lying.
3.) They compare their present abilities with what they could do at an earlier age.
4.) They have difficulty differentiating between their desired and actual competence. - ✔✔1, 3,
4
At about 4 to 5 years, children begin to describe themselves and others using
a.) psychological traits.
b.) social comparison.
c.) real self versus ideal self.
d.) an intellectual comparison. - ✔✔a
What type of development involves thoughts, feelings, and behaviors regarding rules and
conventions about what people should do in their interaction with other people?
a.) physical
b.) moral
c.) emotional
d.) cognitive - ✔✔b
Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages is most associated with early childhood?
a.) intimacy versus isolation
b.) initiative versus guilt
c.) generativity versus stagnation
Verified Answers 100%
Which of the following statements about gender is true?
a.) Gender has very little influence on one's identity.
b.) Gender is exclusively biological.
c.) Gender and sex are synonymous (mean the same thing).
d.) Gender refers to the characteristics of people as females or males. - ✔✔d
According to Erikson's developmental stages, which emotion lowers self-esteem in young
children?
Multiple choice question.
a.) Jealousy
b.) Guilt
c.) Anger
d.) Fear - ✔✔b
In early childhood, self-understanding involves self-(blank) - ✔✔recognition
Young children are overly ______ in their self-descriptions.
Multiple choice question.
a.) cautious
b.) judgmental
c.) pessimistic
d.) optimistic - ✔✔optimistic
,By what age do young children realize that others may lie or exaggerate to get what they want
or to avoid trouble?
a.) 6 years
b.) 2 years
c.) 4 years
d.) 8 years - ✔✔c
______ refers to the characteristics related to femininity and masculinity based on social and
cultural norms.
a.) Gender
b.) Sex
c.) Identity
d.) Culture - ✔✔a
According to Erikson, as a young child's conscience governs initiative, feelings of guilt negatively
impact
Multiple choice question.
a.) academic performance.
b.) body image.
c.) self-esteem.
d.) social desirability. - ✔✔c
Which of the following are characteristics that children younger than 5 or 6 years old would use
when describing the differences between themselves and a friend?
Multiple select question.
1.) personality
2.) height
3.) hair color
, 4.) sense of humor - ✔✔2, 3
Select all that apply
Children use unrealistic positive overestimations because of which of the following?
Multiple select question.
1.) They rarely engage in social comparison.
2.) They have not yet been able to discern between telling the truth and lying.
3.) They compare their present abilities with what they could do at an earlier age.
4.) They have difficulty differentiating between their desired and actual competence. - ✔✔1, 3,
4
At about 4 to 5 years, children begin to describe themselves and others using
a.) psychological traits.
b.) social comparison.
c.) real self versus ideal self.
d.) an intellectual comparison. - ✔✔a
What type of development involves thoughts, feelings, and behaviors regarding rules and
conventions about what people should do in their interaction with other people?
a.) physical
b.) moral
c.) emotional
d.) cognitive - ✔✔b
Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages is most associated with early childhood?
a.) intimacy versus isolation
b.) initiative versus guilt
c.) generativity versus stagnation
