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PORTAGE PSYC 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
The visual cliff experiment in which an infant crawls on a glass
surface, half of which is checkered the other Half is not and is
more clearly suspended presented what result? - ANSWER-
Children up to the age of 9 months were willing to crawl to the
deep side
9 months and older avoided the transparent surface suggesting
they developed depth perception.
Stagelike vs gradual changes in understanding - ANSWER-
Stagelike-moving from milestone to milestone
Gradual-continuous change
Domain general vs general specific - ANSWER-General-skills
acquired in specific domains will spill over into others
Specific-must learn specific skills, they cannot be generalized to
other domains
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Jean Piaget focused on how children are not miniature adults.
True or False - ANSWER-True
What is Piaget's concept of scheme or schemata? - ANSWER-An
organized way of interacting with the environment and
experiencing the world. Based on prior experiences
Assimilation (Piaget) - ANSWER-New ideas and experiences are
incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviours
Accommodation (Piaget) - ANSWER-Previously developed
mental structures and behaviours (schema) are modified to adapt
them to new experiences
Sensorimotor Stage (1) : Age 0-2 - ANSWER-Dependent, infants
develop memory for past events and interact with their
environment.
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In the sensorimotor stage, infants lack mental representation,
what does this mean? - ANSWER-They lack the ability to mentally
represent their world
Object permanence-the do not yet understand that objects exist
even when out of sight
Deferred imitation-Cannot yet perform an action observed earlier
Preoperational stage (2) Age 2-6/7 - ANSWER-Children represent
reality through symbolic thought, yet suffer through egocentrism in
which they can only think about themselves.
What is centration? - ANSWER-The tendency for preoperational
children to become focused on one salient dimension at the
expense of others.
What is animistic thinking? - ANSWER-The attribution of
intentions to objects or event
Personality of inanimate objects
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Concrete Operational Stage (3) Age 6/7-11/12 - ANSWER-The
child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the
environment (object permanence), and also understands the rules
and reasons. Understands conservation
What is conservation? - ANSWER-recognizing that objects can be
transformed visually or physically, but can still be the same
weight, volume, number, substance, etc.
Formal Operational Stage (4) Age 12 - ANSWER-Child begins to
think hypothetically, considering future possibilities and use
deductive logic. Abstract and symbolic thought
What are some pros and cons of Piaget's theory of development?
- ANSWER-Pros-Still highly influential
-Learning is active rather than passive
-More domain general
Cons-Development is more continuous
-Underestimated children's competence
-Culturally bias
PORTAGE PSYC 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
The visual cliff experiment in which an infant crawls on a glass
surface, half of which is checkered the other Half is not and is
more clearly suspended presented what result? - ANSWER-
Children up to the age of 9 months were willing to crawl to the
deep side
9 months and older avoided the transparent surface suggesting
they developed depth perception.
Stagelike vs gradual changes in understanding - ANSWER-
Stagelike-moving from milestone to milestone
Gradual-continuous change
Domain general vs general specific - ANSWER-General-skills
acquired in specific domains will spill over into others
Specific-must learn specific skills, they cannot be generalized to
other domains
,2|Page
Jean Piaget focused on how children are not miniature adults.
True or False - ANSWER-True
What is Piaget's concept of scheme or schemata? - ANSWER-An
organized way of interacting with the environment and
experiencing the world. Based on prior experiences
Assimilation (Piaget) - ANSWER-New ideas and experiences are
incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviours
Accommodation (Piaget) - ANSWER-Previously developed
mental structures and behaviours (schema) are modified to adapt
them to new experiences
Sensorimotor Stage (1) : Age 0-2 - ANSWER-Dependent, infants
develop memory for past events and interact with their
environment.
,3|Page
In the sensorimotor stage, infants lack mental representation,
what does this mean? - ANSWER-They lack the ability to mentally
represent their world
Object permanence-the do not yet understand that objects exist
even when out of sight
Deferred imitation-Cannot yet perform an action observed earlier
Preoperational stage (2) Age 2-6/7 - ANSWER-Children represent
reality through symbolic thought, yet suffer through egocentrism in
which they can only think about themselves.
What is centration? - ANSWER-The tendency for preoperational
children to become focused on one salient dimension at the
expense of others.
What is animistic thinking? - ANSWER-The attribution of
intentions to objects or event
Personality of inanimate objects
, 4|Page
Concrete Operational Stage (3) Age 6/7-11/12 - ANSWER-The
child develops the ability to understand constant factors in the
environment (object permanence), and also understands the rules
and reasons. Understands conservation
What is conservation? - ANSWER-recognizing that objects can be
transformed visually or physically, but can still be the same
weight, volume, number, substance, etc.
Formal Operational Stage (4) Age 12 - ANSWER-Child begins to
think hypothetically, considering future possibilities and use
deductive logic. Abstract and symbolic thought
What are some pros and cons of Piaget's theory of development?
- ANSWER-Pros-Still highly influential
-Learning is active rather than passive
-More domain general
Cons-Development is more continuous
-Underestimated children's competence
-Culturally bias
