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PSYCH 1 UC BERKELEY EXAM 2,
PSYCHOLOGY 1 - MIDTERM 2 (UC
BERKELEY)|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
James Marcia - correct-answer -Identity Status Theory: our identity formation
that happens during adolescence
Identity Achievement - correct-answer -explored all various possible identities
Identity Foreclosure - correct-answer -reaching a strong decisions without much
thought put into it
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Identity moratorium - correct-answer -considers issues but does not make a
decision
Identity diffusion - correct-answer -no clear sense of identity
John Bowlby - correct-answer -Attachment Theory (starts with infant conflict);
secure attachment is essential to developing properly
Secure Attachment - correct-answer -this is normal attachment; only some
distress when mother leaves but goes back to normal
Anxious/Resistant Attachment - correct-answer -Mixed responses to mother,
distress when mother leaves, fear of strangers
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Avoidant Attachment - correct-answer -no interaction with mother; may or may
not cry
disorganized attachment - correct-answer -no consistent pattern of attachment
strategy; less common; thoughts of autism or schizophrenia
Lawrence Kohlberg - correct-answer -Moral development--> instead of focusing
on behavior, focuses on morals
Stage 1: pre-conventional- values in external events
Stage 2: conventional- fulfilling duties and upholding laws
Stage 3: post conventional- share standards, rights and duties
Schema - correct-answer -a concept or mental framework that organizes and
interprets information in the world (to understand how something works
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equilibrium - correct-answer -state of mind where there is harmony between
your environment and current schema. Equilibrium occurs when schema forms
perfectly
disequilibrium - correct-answer -state of mind caused when new information
contradicts current schema ( schema doesn't work in this certain situation)
assimilation - correct-answer -not changing our schema just assimilating in terms
of one's existing schema
accommodation - correct-answer -actually changing your schema to incorporate
new information
equilibration - correct-answer -shifting from one frame of mind to the next
PSYCH 1 UC BERKELEY EXAM 2,
PSYCHOLOGY 1 - MIDTERM 2 (UC
BERKELEY)|CERTIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
James Marcia - correct-answer -Identity Status Theory: our identity formation
that happens during adolescence
Identity Achievement - correct-answer -explored all various possible identities
Identity Foreclosure - correct-answer -reaching a strong decisions without much
thought put into it
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Identity moratorium - correct-answer -considers issues but does not make a
decision
Identity diffusion - correct-answer -no clear sense of identity
John Bowlby - correct-answer -Attachment Theory (starts with infant conflict);
secure attachment is essential to developing properly
Secure Attachment - correct-answer -this is normal attachment; only some
distress when mother leaves but goes back to normal
Anxious/Resistant Attachment - correct-answer -Mixed responses to mother,
distress when mother leaves, fear of strangers
,3|Page
Avoidant Attachment - correct-answer -no interaction with mother; may or may
not cry
disorganized attachment - correct-answer -no consistent pattern of attachment
strategy; less common; thoughts of autism or schizophrenia
Lawrence Kohlberg - correct-answer -Moral development--> instead of focusing
on behavior, focuses on morals
Stage 1: pre-conventional- values in external events
Stage 2: conventional- fulfilling duties and upholding laws
Stage 3: post conventional- share standards, rights and duties
Schema - correct-answer -a concept or mental framework that organizes and
interprets information in the world (to understand how something works
, 4|Page
equilibrium - correct-answer -state of mind where there is harmony between
your environment and current schema. Equilibrium occurs when schema forms
perfectly
disequilibrium - correct-answer -state of mind caused when new information
contradicts current schema ( schema doesn't work in this certain situation)
assimilation - correct-answer -not changing our schema just assimilating in terms
of one's existing schema
accommodation - correct-answer -actually changing your schema to incorporate
new information
equilibration - correct-answer -shifting from one frame of mind to the next
