PSYC 140 MODULE 1 PRACTICE EXAM WITH
Q&A NEW MODIFIED EXAM!!!
____ emphasizes _____ development and also focuses mainly on childhood and
___. -- ANSWER--Freud, psychosexual, adolescence
What, according to Erikson, is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late
adulthood? -- ANSWER--despair
who was one of the foremost researchers on operant conditioning (he even
coined the term)? -- ANSWER--B.F Skinner
social learning -- ANSWER--process of altering behavior by observing and
imitating the behavior of others
learning technique revolved around modeling ___ emphasizes that people learn
by observing others, and this learning can occur without necessarily shaping
behavior through reward and punishment. -- ANSWER--social learning
who embraced a cognitive perspective, meaning his stages of development
focus on the changes in thinking that children from infancy through adolescence
experience? -- ANSWER--jean piaget
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,jean piaget's four stage theory of cognitive development -- ANSWER--1.
sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, 4. formal operational
he said that the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive
growth-assimilation and accommodation
Erikson used the term _____ to refer to producing something that benefits
others -- ANSWER--generativity
According to Erikson, unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
will result in ___ -- ANSWER--mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? -- ANSWER--Eight
According to Erikson, the "terrible two's" stem from a toddler's need to assert
what? -- ANSWER--Autonomy
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,Freud: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Erikson: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Piaget: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Skinner: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--continuous
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: birth-18
months -- ANSWER--oral
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 18mo-3
years -- ANSWER--anal
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 3-6 years
old -- ANSWER--phallic
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, list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 6 years
oldpuberty -- ANSWER--latency
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
pubertyadulthood -- ANSWER--genital
___ stage theory covers the greatest breadth in the greatest detail (___ through
late adulthood). He incorporates ___ development to a greater extent than do the
other theorists. -- ANSWER--Erikson's, infancy, social
___ focuses exclusively on ___ development and primarily focuses on ____. --
ANSWER--Piaget, cognitive, childhood
what is unique about piaget's theory of cognitive development? -- ANSWER---it
is concerned with children rather than all learners
-focuses on development rather than learning
-proposes discrete stages of development marked by qualitative differences
rather than gradual increase in number & complexity of behaviors, concepts,
ideas, etc.
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Q&A NEW MODIFIED EXAM!!!
____ emphasizes _____ development and also focuses mainly on childhood and
___. -- ANSWER--Freud, psychosexual, adolescence
What, according to Erikson, is the negative possible outcome of the crisis in late
adulthood? -- ANSWER--despair
who was one of the foremost researchers on operant conditioning (he even
coined the term)? -- ANSWER--B.F Skinner
social learning -- ANSWER--process of altering behavior by observing and
imitating the behavior of others
learning technique revolved around modeling ___ emphasizes that people learn
by observing others, and this learning can occur without necessarily shaping
behavior through reward and punishment. -- ANSWER--social learning
who embraced a cognitive perspective, meaning his stages of development
focus on the changes in thinking that children from infancy through adolescence
experience? -- ANSWER--jean piaget
Page 1 of 66
,jean piaget's four stage theory of cognitive development -- ANSWER--1.
sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, 4. formal operational
he said that the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive
growth-assimilation and accommodation
Erikson used the term _____ to refer to producing something that benefits
others -- ANSWER--generativity
According to Erikson, unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage
will result in ___ -- ANSWER--mistrust
How many psychological stages did Erikson describe? -- ANSWER--Eight
According to Erikson, the "terrible two's" stem from a toddler's need to assert
what? -- ANSWER--Autonomy
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,Freud: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Erikson: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Piaget: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--discontinuous
Skinner: Continuous or Discontinuous -- ANSWER--continuous
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: birth-18
months -- ANSWER--oral
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 18mo-3
years -- ANSWER--anal
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 3-6 years
old -- ANSWER--phallic
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, list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 6 years
oldpuberty -- ANSWER--latency
list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
pubertyadulthood -- ANSWER--genital
___ stage theory covers the greatest breadth in the greatest detail (___ through
late adulthood). He incorporates ___ development to a greater extent than do the
other theorists. -- ANSWER--Erikson's, infancy, social
___ focuses exclusively on ___ development and primarily focuses on ____. --
ANSWER--Piaget, cognitive, childhood
what is unique about piaget's theory of cognitive development? -- ANSWER---it
is concerned with children rather than all learners
-focuses on development rather than learning
-proposes discrete stages of development marked by qualitative differences
rather than gradual increase in number & complexity of behaviors, concepts,
ideas, etc.
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