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Jessica’s parents have never “forced” their opinions on her, and have always allowed her to try anything she wanted to because they did not want to put any limits on her development. Based on the research, we would expect Jessica to experience identity:
A) Achievement B) Moratorium C) Foreclosure D) Diffusion |
Diffusion
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A child who is in first grade has messy handwriting, does not know the alphabet and is easily distracted during class. He has difficulty sitting still for more than a few minutes at a time and his parents describe him as very fidgety. These findings are characteristic of which childhood problem?
A) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder B) dyslexia C) dyscalculia D) dysgraphia |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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What are Kohlberg’s levelss of moral reasoning development?
A) 1.) preconventional, 2.) conventional, 3.) postconventional B) 1.) Sensorimotor thoughts, 2.) Preoperational Thoughts, 3.) Concrete Operations, 4.) Formal Operations C) 1.) Trust vs Mistrust, 2.) Autonomy vs Shame, 3.) Initiative vs guilt, 4.) industry vs inferiority, 5.) identity vs role confusion, 6.) intimacy vs isolation, 7.) generativity vs stagnation, 8.) integrity vs despair |
1.) preconventional, 2.) conventional, 3.) postconventional
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Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence includes:
A) deficits, intelligence, creativity B) hope, needs, intelligence C) analytical, creative, practical D) practical, hopefulness, strengths |
Analytical, Creative, Practical
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What are Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development?
A) 1.) preconventional, 2.) conventional, 3.) postconventional B) 1.) Sensorimotor thoughts, 2.) Preoperational Thoughts, 3.) Concrete Operations, 4.) Formal Operations C) 1.) Trust vs Mistrust, 2.) Autonomy vs Shame, 3.) Initiative vs guilt, 4.) industry vs inferiority, 5.) identity vs role confusion, 6.) intimacy vs isolation, 7.) generativity vs stagnation, 8.) integrity vs despair |
1.) Sensorimotor thoughts, 2.) Preoperational Thoughts, 3.) Concrete Operations, 4.) Formal Operations
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Watching television shows with lots of violence can lead to __________ behavior in children:
A) aggressive B) empathetic C) lazy D) sleepy |
Aggressive Behavior
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What are Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?
A) 1.) preconventional, 2.) conventional, 3.) postconventional B) 1.) Sensorimotor thoughts, 2.) Preoperational Thoughts, 3.) Concrete Operations, 4.) Formal Operations C) 1.) Trust vs Mistrust, 2.) Autonomy vs Shame, 3.) Initiative vs guilt, 4.) industry vs inferiority, 5.) identity vs role confusion, 6.) intimacy vs isolation, 7.) generativity vs stagnation, 8.) integrity vs despair |
1.) Trust vs Mistrust, 2.) Autonomy vs Shame, 3.) Initiative vs guilt, 4.) industry vs inferiority, 5.) identity vs role confusion, 6.) intimacy vs isolation, 7.) generativity vs stagnation, 8.) integrity vs despair
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Asked whether they ever had doubts about their religion, four students gave the following answers. Which of these students has arrived at identity achievement?
A) Kristin: “Oh, I don’t know. It really doesn’t bother me. I figure one’s about as good as another.” B) Joe: “No, not really. Our family is pretty much in agreement about these things.” C) Alicia: “Yes, I guess I’m going through that right now. How can there be a God with so much evil in the world?” D) Phil: “Yeah, I even started wondering if God existed. I’ve pretty much resolved that by now, though.” |
Phil: “Yeah, I even started wondering if God existed. I’ve pretty much resolved that by now, though.”
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Making new information part of an existing schema is:
A) assimilation B) accomodation C) new schema D) acceleration |
Assimilation
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________ offered an important perspective on human learning with his "Hierarchy of Human Needs", He proposed that physical needs, Like hunger & thirst, and emotional needs, like feeling safe & secure, must be met first before the child is ready for academic/cognitive tasks. Self-actualized- when a person has all of his/her needs met.
A) Erik Erickson B) Albert Bandura C) Lawerance Kohlberg D) Abraham Maslow |
Abraham Maslow
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________ offered a theory that bridges the behavioral approach and the cognitive perspective. He believed that Operant & Classical Conditioning principles alone could not explain human behavior and added the following components: 1. People could learn by observing others being punished or rewarded (observation & imitation) 2. People do not imitate all the behaviors they observe; they are selective. Experiment: kids watching violence on TV
A) Albert Bandura B) Sigmund Freud C) Abraham Maslow D) Lawerance Kohlberg |
Albert Bandura
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________ was a maturationists that believed that a child growth and development was genetically preordained give a normal environment
A) Abraham Maslow B) Lawerance Kohlberg C) Arnold Gesell D) Erik Erickson |
Arnold Gesell
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________ is the Theorist who proposed operant conditioning and whose principles have been widely used in child discipline techniques abd for developing programs for modifying undesirable behaviors.
A) John Watson B) Sigmund Freud C) BF Skinner D) Abraham Maslow |
BF Skinner
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________ developed a humanistic, person-centered form of psychotherapy that encourages the therapist to listen closely to the client, "reflect" back what the client says, and allow the client to draw conclusions rather than being advised by the therapist. - Founder of "client-directed" or "non-directive" therapy
A) Carl Rogers B) Abraham Maslow C) Lawerance Kohlberg D) Sigmund Freud |
Carl Rogers
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________ extended behaviorist learning principles to a more precise science by attempting to quantify the relationships among stimuli & responses. Two most basic types of intelligence: Trial & Error, and Stimulus-Response Association. - Cats escaping from puzzle boxes (Gradual Learning) - Foundation for current day IQ Tests.
A) Edward Thorndike B) BF Skinner C) John Watson D) Albert Bandura |
Edward Thorndike
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________ Psychologist who modified Freud's stage theory to develop the psychosocial theory of development
A) Erik Erickson B) Carl Rogers C) Abraham Maslow D) Daniel Levinson |
Erik Erickson
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________ who promoted the birthing method in which babies are born in warm, soft lit room; place on mothers abdomen immediately after birth; and given time to adjust to life outside the womb before the umbilical cord is cut.
A) Carl Rogers B) Daniel Levinson C) Frederick Laboyer D) Abraham Maslow |
Frederick Laboyer
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________ Psychodynamic theorist who expanded on Erickson's ideas through his studies of the development of men from midlife to old age
A) Daniel Levinson B) Gail Sheehy C) Frederick Laboyer D) Harry Harlow |
Gail Sheehy
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________ wrote “Passages”: predictable crises of adult life where passages are transitional periods of life stages that are different for most individuals.
A) Gail Sheehy B) Edward Thorndike C) Gail Sheehy D) John Watson |
Gail Sheehy
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________ is a Monk who described three basic forms of genetic inheritable based on his study of pea plants.
A) Edward Thorndike B) Harry Harlow C) Jean Piaget D) Lev Vygotsky |
Gregor Mendel
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The researcher who is known for his work with maternal deprivation and isolation in rhesus monkeys is _______.
A) Harry Harlow B) Gail Sheehy C) John Bowlby D) John Watson |
Harry Harlow
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________ proposed a highly influential, organismic theory of Child Cognitive Development. He thought that children were active participants in their own learning, rather than passive recipients of info from others. One of the things that characterizes humans is their capacity to adapt to changes in the environment. Occurs through a two-pronged process of ASSIMULATION & ACCOMMODATION (Stage Theory of Cognitive Development)
A) Jean Piaget B) John Locke C) John Bowlby D) Lev Vygotsky |
Jean Piaget
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________ has asserted that conduct disorders and other forms of psychopathology can result from inadequate attachment and bonding in early childhood.
A) Jean Mesmer B) John Bowlby C) Carol Lavine D) Sigmund Freud |
John Bowlby
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________ is a researcher who in the 1970's described several different kinds of parenting styles - authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, and permissive and their effects on children
A) Diana Baumrind B) John Watson C) Lawerance Kohlberg D) Erik Erickson |
Diana Baumrind
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________ is associated with empiricism sometimes referred to as associationism
A) John Bowlby B) Sigmund Freud C) John Locke D) Robbie Case |
John Locke
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________ the "Father of Behaviorism". He explored the application of classical conditioning in humans. Experiment: "Little Albert" introduced to a white rat. Child enjoyed playing with rat until Watson began to pair presentation of rat w/ a loud, unexpected noise. The child learned to fear the rat, & the fear generalized to all types of white furry objects, such as rabbits, dogs, & Santa Claus mask. Helped scientists to understand phobias or irrational fears.
A) Sigmund Freud B) Jean Piaget C) John Watson D) Lev Vygotsky |
John Watson
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________ took a small piece of Piaget's theory that applied to the development of moral reasoning and expanded it into a more comprehensive stage theory. Moral Reasoning refers to the way that people use cognitive processes to solve ethical dilemmas. Moral Reasoning proceeds in 3 levels, with 2 substages to each level. 1. Preconventional 2. Conventional 3. Postconventional
A) Robbie Case B) Lawerance Kohlberg C) Diana Baumrind D) Lev Vygotsky |
Lawerance Kohlberg
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________ a Russian psychologist who was particularly interested in cognitive development. He proposed that language directs our behavior & that young children first control their behavior by talking out loud to themselves. As speech becomes internalized into thought, the process is no longer visible. He also proposed the "Zone of Proximal Development". (There are some tasks too difficult for children to achieve alone, but they can be achieved w/ the direct assistance of an adult or older peer. A) Lev Vygotsky B) Diana Baumrind C) Jean Piaget D) Lawerance Kohlberg |
Lev Vygotsky
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________ was a Neo-Piagetian theorist who expanded on Piaget's work. He proposed that children have limits on the amount of information they can deal with, but practice makes the skill more proficient and under automatic control, which frees up the mind for new info. Development is like a staircase; there are sudden changes, then a plateau, then sudden changes, etc., until the child has achieved the skill. A) Jean Piaget B) Lawerance Kohlberg C) Robbie Case D) Erik Erickson |
Robbie Case
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Which of the following adolescents will report the least positive body image?
A) Sharon, an early maturing girl B) Theo, an early maturing boy C) Janelle, a girl who is maturing on time D) Sonya, a late maturing girl |
Sharon, an early maturing girl.
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________ made the statement “males are better than females when performing mathematical calculations”
A) Robbie Case B) Lev Vygotsky C) Noam Chomsky D) Maccoby and Jacklin |
Maccoby and Jacklin
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________ proposed infants had a Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that enables them to acquire language by being exposed to it
A) Sigmund Freud B) Urie Bronfenbrenner C) Noam Chomsky D) Robbie Case |
Noam Chomsky
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The founder of Psychodynamic Theory, ________ proposed a Psychosexual Theory of Development with the underlying assumption that people are sexual beings from the time of birth and that sexual desires affect behavior. Each stage of his theory is associated with a different erogenous zone. 1. Oral (mouth) 0-18 mos 2. Anal (Anus) 18 mos - 3 yrs 3. Phallic (Penis) 3-5 yrs 4. Latency (none) 6-12 yrs 5. Genital (Genitals) 12-Adult
A) B) C) D) |
Sigmund Freud
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________ proposed a theory that focuses on the social environment of the individual. Chronosystem (Individual, microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem) A) Sigmund Freud B) Urie Bronfenbrenner C) Noam Chomsky D) Robbie Case |
Urie Bronfenbrenner
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Difficulty in learning school subjects such as reading, writing or math despite a normal intelligence and the absence of sensory or motor disabilities is called:
A) low abilities B) mental retardation C) a learning disorder D) attention deficit disorder (ADD) |
A learning disorder.
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Sydney calls her best friend Alisha in a panic. She has a date with Jason, someone she has wanted to date for months, but now she has a blemish on her forehead, which she knows Jason (and everyone else) will notice. This is an example of the:
A) Imaginary audience B) personal fable C) false-belief syndrome D) invincibility fable |
Imaginary Audience
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An elementary age child might learn by chunking items together. This process is called:
A) rehearsal B) recognition C) recall D) insight |
Rehearsal
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Your friend Janet is the mother of an obese ten-year-old girl. When she turns to you for advice on helping her daughter to lose weight, you correctly advise her to
A) Eliminate all snack foods, candy and soft drinks from the girl’s diet B) Forget about losing the weight and just teach the child to accept and love herself as she is C) Participate with the child in her efforts to exercise and diet D) Try a low calorie crash diet with the goal of losing five pounds a week |
Participate with the child in her efforts to exercise and diet.
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The adolescent identity crisis refers to a period:
A) Of confusion during which youth are choosing between attachment and autonomy B) When adolescents are actively making decisions about who they want to be C) When adolescents actively avoid commitment to ideas or occupations D) Of intense turmoil and stress that lasts a short time and determines an adolescent’s identity status |
When adolescents are actively making decisions about who they want to be.
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The key to formal operational thinking is the ability to think about concepts
A) Concretely B) Sensory C) Symbolically D) Abstractly |
Abstractly
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Water from one of two identical full glasses is poured into a taller glass of a different shape. Which child will know that the taller glass contains the same amount of water as the shorter glass? A child at the:
A) concrete operational stage who hears the procedure described verbally B) preoperational stage who hears the procedure described verbally C) concrete operational stage who observes the procedure D) preoperational stage who observes the procedure |
Concrete operational stage who observes the procedure.
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The stage of formal operations is characterized by
A) the application of logical thought to concrete objects and situations B) abstract thought and hypothetical problem solving C) the ability to conserve D) the development of transductive reasoning |
Abstract thought and hypothetical problem solving.
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Six-year-old Nathan has just resolved his Oedipus complex by repressing the sexual feelings that he has had for his mother. According to Freud, what will Nathan do next to squash his disappointment?
A) Find a six year old girlfriend instead B) Focus on becoming skillful or competent in some area C) Swear off women for good D) Try to be as much like his mother as he can |
Focus on becoming skillful or competent in some area.
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Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development contends that young children learn most from activities slightly _______________ their competence.
A) behind B) beyond C) under D) within |
Beyond
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Gender schemas are defined as:
A) standards of behavior and attitudes appropriate for males and females B) knowledge of one’s gender C) females who are confused about their identity D) understanding that gender is stable and stays the same despite superficial changes in appearance. |
Standards of behavior and attitudes appropriate for males and females.
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Nancy is protesting against the recent enactment of the death penalty in her home state. She feels that it is immoral for the government to decide who should live and who should die. Nancy is functioning at Kohlberg’s _____ level.
A) concrete B) conventional C) postconventional D) preconventional |
Postconventional
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Piaget’s stage that involves language development, a limited world view, and the inability to generalize is:
A) sensorimotor B) preoperational C) concrete operational D) formal operational |
Preoperational
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In studying personality and social development, learning theorists have given attention to each of the following except
A) Positive reinforcement B) genetics C) observational learning D) imitation and modeling |
Genetics
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Erikson’s industry versus inferiority stage corresponds with which of Freud’s developmental stages?
A) Oral B) Oedipal complex C) latency D) phallic |
Latency
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Which of the following reflexes are important for development but not necessary for survival?
A) breathing reflex B) sucking reflex C) moro reflex D) rooting reflex |
Moro Reflex
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Jack, who thinks of himself as a real “softie”, pretends that he’s tough and unfeeling whenever he’s with the guys from the football squad. With his other friends, Jack pretends that he’s politically conservative even though, in reality, he thinks of himself as a liberal. Because Jack engages in these false self behaviors as a way to experiment with different roles, it’s likely that he
A) is not happy with his true self B) is psychologically happy C) is unable to distinguish between his false selves and his true self D) has high levels of positive support from his parents |
Is psychologically happy.
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Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences details 7 types of intelligence. A child who relates well to feelings of others has which type of intelligence?
A) spatial B) interpersonal C) mathematical D) linguistic |
interpersonal
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________ is Vygotsky's terms for a range of skills that a person can exercise with assistance but is not quite ready to perform independently.
A) Parental Scaffolding B) Connotative Queuing C) Cohort Interplay D) Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) |
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
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Which term is used to described children’s emerging awareness and control of their intellectual skills and abilities?
A) intelligence quotient B) metacognition C) preoperational thought D) trust |
Metacognition
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The visual cliff tests the infants:
A) breathing patterns B) eye sight C) balance D) depth perception |
Depth Perception
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________ is the IQ test designed specifically for school age children. The test assesses many abilities including vocabulary, general knowledge, memory, and spatial comprehension.
A) Tanner Scale B) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-IV) C) Wernner Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-IV) D) Standard Intelligence Cognative Scale (SIC Scale) |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-IV)
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Which of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development occurs during early childhood?
A) oral stage B) genital stage C) phallic stage D) latency stage |
Phallic Stage
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A period of making decisions about important issues, such as “who am I and where am I going?” is a(n):
A) self-definition B) identity crisis C) diffusion status D) foreclosure status |
Identity Crisis
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Compared to a concrete operational child, a formal operational thinker tends to
A) Approach problems haphazardly B) Hold and combine several ideas in his mind at once C) Latch onto a single solution or reason D) Rely on memory of past experiences when solving problems |
Hold and combine several ideas in his mind at once.
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An adolescent peer group with approximately 15-30 members is called a
A) gang B) crowd C) clique D) group |
Crowd
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________ is the short term memory that helps people understand current information, and relate it to previous learned information.
A) Frontal Lobe Memory B) Perinatal Lobe Memory C) Working Memory D) Corpus Colsum Memory |
Working Memory
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The ________ is the new cell formed at the time of fertilization.
A) Embryo B) Zygote C) Fetus D) Hatchling |
Zygote
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The ability to “think about thinking” is called:
A) metacognition B) mnemonics C) reorganization D) rehearsal |
Metacognition
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Which of the following statement is FALSE regarding vision and hearing of babies:
A) vision is the least developed sense at birth B) hearing is more developed than vision at birth C) babies are born with binocular vision D) rhythmic sounds can sooth and put an infant to sleep |
Babies are born with binocular vision,
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The ________ is the structure composed of two arteries and one vein that connect the placenta to the fetus. It is a nutrient oxygen transport system that connects the embryo to the placenta.
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Umbilical Cord
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Sarah is currently taking courses in several different academic departments and doing volunteer work to help identify and develop her interests. She also spends a lot of time thinking about her values and goals but has not yet chosen a career path. Sarah’s identity status is referred to as:
A) identity achievement B) identity diffusion C) moratorium D) identity foreclosure |
Moratorium
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The ability to associate information from one sensory modality with information from another is concept of:
A) cross-modal perception B) intermodal perception C) categorization D) object permanence |
Categorization
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________ is John Locke's view that children begin life as a blank slate acquiring their characteristics through experience.
A) Adaptivity B) Maturation C) Divine Imputation D) Tabula Rasa |
Tabula Rasa
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Adriane is an architect. According to Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence, which type of intelligence would Adriane have?
A) spatial B) mathematical C) kinesthetic D) naturalist |
Spatial
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________ is a categorization system used to determine the degree of sexual maturity.
A) Pqaigean Stages B) Tanner Stages C) Freud Stages D) Moslow Stages |
Tanner Stages
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Of the following, which plays an important role for both social learning theory and psychoanalytic theory of development?
A) subconscious B) internal conflict C) childhood experiences D) biological factors |
Childhood Experiences
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The __________ is the conscious - uses internal and external rewards to control impulses.
A) Superego B) Ego C) ID D) Subconscious |
Superego
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Inadequate amounts of food over long periods of time which cause muscular deterioration is called:
A) marasmus B) kwashiorkor C) Vitamin A deficiency D) poor nutrition |
Marasmus
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According to Abraham Maslow, a person is ________ who has all of his/her needs met can become self-actualized. A self-actualized person is one who is spontaneous, creative, good at solving problems, and self-directed, and who has good social relationships, but also likes his/her privacy. People rarely achieve this state, but are constantly striving for it.
A) Self-esteem B) Self-concept C) Self-actualized D) Self-efficacy |
Self-actualized
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Ever since he was five years old, his father had been telling Eddie that some day he would come to work with him in his furniture store. But when he finished high school, Eddie told his father that he decided to go to culinary school and become a chef instead. Eddie’s identity status is
A) Foreclosed B) identity achieved C) identity diffused D) moratorium |
Identity Achieved
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Lee has reached Kohlberg’s highest stage of moral development; he now bases his decisions on
A) Society’s rule and regulations B) Individual human rights C) Universal principles that he believes in D) Ethics of market exchange |
Universal principles that he believes in.
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________ purposes that a therapist listens to the client and reflects back what the client says and allows the client to draw the conclusions rather then being advised by the therapist.
A) Freud Analytic Therapy B) Watson Behavioral Therapy C) Rogers Psychotherapy D) Erickson Social Therapy |
Rogers Psychotherapy
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After escorting Roger and Rita to the hospital, where Rita gave birth to a boy, Officer Davis gave Roger a ticket for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign prior to the time he escorted them. Officer Davis is functioning at Kohlberg’s
A) Stage 1 B) Stage 2 C) Stage 4 D) Stage 6 |
Stage 4 (Absolute Compliance )
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According to Freud, boys who lust for their mothers and fear castration by their fathers experience:
A) anal fixation B) oral fixation C) electra complex D) oedipal complex |
Oedipal Complex
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________ a five-step research process that formulates a question, develops a hypothesis, tests the hypothesis, draws conclusions, and makes the findings available.
A) Scientific Method B) Therapeutic Method C) Cognitive Behavioral Method D) Schema and Scaffolding Method |
Scientific Method
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At their high school graduation, four seniors were discussing their future plans. Which one of them appears to be in moratorium as far as identity is concerned?
A) Donna, who said, “At first, I thought it was a bad idea when my father suggested I come to work at his real estate firm. But the more I thought about it, the better I liked it.” B) Laura, who said, “I’ve wanted to work as a hair stylist ever since my grandmother bought me that doll with the hair that grows when I was three. Some day, I’m going to have my own beauty parlor.” C) Marian, who said, “I’m glad I don’t have to think about going out to look for a job. I’m going to love staying at home and being a new wife and mother.” D) Vicky, who said, “I envy all of you. You’re so sure of what you want to do with your life. All I know is I want a career and not just a job. That’s why I decided to go to college. I hope I’ll find something that will really spark my interest.” |
Vicky, who said, “I envy all of you. You’re so sure of what you want to do with your life. All I know is I want a career and not just a job. That’s why I decided to go to college. I hope I’ll find something that will really spark my interest.”
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________ is the repetition of material to keep it active in short term memory.
A) Resilance B) Replication C) Reinforcement D) Rehearsal |
Rehearsal
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As a typical teenager, Vanessa is more likely to go to her parents than to her peers for advice on
A) What to wear to the prom B) Which boys to date C) Which CD’s to buy D) Which foreign language to study in high school |
Which foreign language to study in high school.
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________ is a trait that is within an organism but is not expressed.
A) Dominant Gene B) Recessive Gene C) Latent Gene D) Phenotype Gene |
Recessive Gene
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Freud’s psychosexual stages deal with intrinsic drives while Erikson’s psychosocial stages cover the _____________________
A) total person B) family members C) lifespan D) environmental factors |
The entire Lifespan.
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________ are the smallest meaningful nits of sound.
A) Phonemes B) Syntax C) Motherese D) Phonetis |
Phonemes
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Identity diffusion represents a(n)
A) Failure to achieve a stable identity B) Identity that is based on parental goals C) Identity that is based on a false self D) Temporary postponement of adult commitments |
Failure to achieve a stable identity.
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________ is a type of egocentric thought that refers to the teenager's belief that he or she is destined to have a unique, heroic, or even legendary life.
A) Imaginary Audience B) Personal Fable C) Perspective Taking D) Pre-adolescences Egocentistic |
Personal Fable
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In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a child’s thinking becomes:
A) egocentric B) irreversible C) reversible and flexible D) focused on the here and now |
Reversible and Flexible
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Which type of play behavior occurs children observe others in playing but do not participate but are interested in the other children’s play?
A) Unoccupied behavior B) solitary play C) onlooker behavior D) parallel play |
Onlooker Behavior
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________ are indulgent parents who are warm and caring but not put any restrictions on their children.
A) Disinterested Parenting B) Authoritarian Parenting C) Authoritative Parenting D) Permissive Parents |
Permissive Parents
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In gym class, sixteen-year-old Ida is concerned that she does everything just right because she believes everyone will be scrutinizing her performance. Ida’s concern is indicative of
A) a distorted body image B) an imaginary audience C) a personal fable D) metacognition |
An Imaginary Audience
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________ is a type of play that occurs when the child is actively engaged in watching others play.
A) Parallel Play B) Pretend Play C) Onlooker Play D) Solitary play |
Onlooker Play
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A toddler that points and says “Doggy!” instead of saying “look there is a doggy over there!” ~ “Doggy!” is an example of a:
A) phoneme B) holophrase C) motherese discussion D) babble |
holophrase
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A pacifist who is thrown in jail for refusing to obey the draft laws because he believes that killing is morally wrong is at what stage of moral development?
A) preconventional B) conventional C) concrete D) postconventional |
Postconventional
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A ________ child, initially reacts negatively to change but gradually adapts and is easygoing most of the time.
A) Difficult Child B) Slow-to-warm-up Child C) Easy Child D) Indifferent Child |
Slow-to-warm-up Child
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The ________ is the period of development during which the child is at greatest risk from exposure to a teratogen.
A) Critical Period B) Embroitic Period C) Zigotic Period D) Conception Period |
Critical Period
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Chomsky’s term for a child’s innate set of mental structures that aid children in language learning is called:
A) LB- learned behavior B) LAD-language acquisition device C) RO-repeat often D) ZPD-zone of proximal development |
LAD-language acquisition device
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What is the greatest predictor of suicide risk for adolescents?
A) talk of suicide B) drug use C) a previous attempt D) a relationship break-up |
A Previous Attempt
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Aaron is aware of his thinking and understands that he uses certain strategies to help him remember. These skills demonstrate:
A) memory B) mnemonics C) metacognition D) abstract reasoning |
Metacognition (self-aware)
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