Exam 1 Sop 2026 Exam
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A biologically determined process of growth that unfolds over a period of
time is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) maturation
A child who lacked an ego would have difficulty in: - ANSWER ✔✔*
A) satisfying needs through appropriate, socially acceptable behaviors
A commitment to family, work, society, and future generations is called: -
ANSWER ✔✔* C) generativityc. conscience
,A concept that there is a specific time in an organism's development
during which external factors have a unique and irreversible impact is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* C) critical period
A disadvantage of Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is that the
processes by which each system affects development are largely drawn
from other theoretical perspectives - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
A learning theory that stresses the importance of observation and
imitation in the acquisition of new behaviors, with learning mediated by
cognitive processes is: - ANSWER ✔✔* B) cognitive social learning
theory
A limitation of sociocultural theory is that it is insufficiently developmental
- ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
A theory that each stage of development depends on accomplishing
psychological tasks in interactions with the social environment is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* B) psychosocial theory
A theory that explains a person's social behavior in terms of his or her
assessment and evaluation of the social situation as a guide deciding on
a course of social action is: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) social information
processing theory
,A theory that stresses the importance of the relations between
organisms and environmental systems and the relations between the
systems themselves is: - ANSWER ✔✔* B) ecological theory
A type of classical conditioning therapy used to overcome phobias and
fears through exposure to increasingly intense versions of the feared
stimulus is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) desensitization
A type of learning in which a new stimulus is repeatedly presented with a
familiar stimulus until an individual learns to respond to the new stimulus
in the same way as the familiar stimulus is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C)
classical conditioning
A type of learning that depends on the consequence of the behavior is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* A) operant conditioning
A version of learning theory stating that the association of stimulus and
response results in learning only if it is accompanied by reduction of
motivators such as hunger and thirst is: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) drive
reduction
A view suggesting that development is determined by innate biologically
based drives shaped by encounters with the environment in early
childhood: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) psychodynamic theory
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, Accommodation is applying an existing schema to a new experience -
ANSWER ✔✔* B) False
According to Bandura, self-efficacy comes from all of the following
sources except: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) broader cultural messages
According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, the primary task of
adolescence is to develop: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) identity
According to Freud, girls focus their sexual feelings on their father. They
then resolve this by instead identifying with their mother. This describes
the: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) Electra complex
According to information-processing theorists, the quality of thinking at
any age depends on: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) all of the above
According to life history theory: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) stress speeds up
the onset of puberty
Age cohorts are people who were born in the same time period and
share historical experiences - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
Aggressive behavior in an 8-year-old can predict criminal behavior at
age 30 - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
A biologically determined process of growth that unfolds over a period of
time is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) maturation
A child who lacked an ego would have difficulty in: - ANSWER ✔✔*
A) satisfying needs through appropriate, socially acceptable behaviors
A commitment to family, work, society, and future generations is called: -
ANSWER ✔✔* C) generativityc. conscience
,A concept that there is a specific time in an organism's development
during which external factors have a unique and irreversible impact is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* C) critical period
A disadvantage of Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is that the
processes by which each system affects development are largely drawn
from other theoretical perspectives - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
A learning theory that stresses the importance of observation and
imitation in the acquisition of new behaviors, with learning mediated by
cognitive processes is: - ANSWER ✔✔* B) cognitive social learning
theory
A limitation of sociocultural theory is that it is insufficiently developmental
- ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
A theory that each stage of development depends on accomplishing
psychological tasks in interactions with the social environment is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* B) psychosocial theory
A theory that explains a person's social behavior in terms of his or her
assessment and evaluation of the social situation as a guide deciding on
a course of social action is: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) social information
processing theory
,A theory that stresses the importance of the relations between
organisms and environmental systems and the relations between the
systems themselves is: - ANSWER ✔✔* B) ecological theory
A type of classical conditioning therapy used to overcome phobias and
fears through exposure to increasingly intense versions of the feared
stimulus is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) desensitization
A type of learning in which a new stimulus is repeatedly presented with a
familiar stimulus until an individual learns to respond to the new stimulus
in the same way as the familiar stimulus is: - ANSWER ✔✔* C)
classical conditioning
A type of learning that depends on the consequence of the behavior is: -
ANSWER ✔✔* A) operant conditioning
A version of learning theory stating that the association of stimulus and
response results in learning only if it is accompanied by reduction of
motivators such as hunger and thirst is: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) drive
reduction
A view suggesting that development is determined by innate biologically
based drives shaped by encounters with the environment in early
childhood: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) psychodynamic theory
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, Accommodation is applying an existing schema to a new experience -
ANSWER ✔✔* B) False
According to Bandura, self-efficacy comes from all of the following
sources except: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) broader cultural messages
According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, the primary task of
adolescence is to develop: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) identity
According to Freud, girls focus their sexual feelings on their father. They
then resolve this by instead identifying with their mother. This describes
the: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) Electra complex
According to information-processing theorists, the quality of thinking at
any age depends on: - ANSWER ✔✔* D) all of the above
According to life history theory: - ANSWER ✔✔* C) stress speeds up
the onset of puberty
Age cohorts are people who were born in the same time period and
share historical experiences - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
Aggressive behavior in an 8-year-old can predict criminal behavior at
age 30 - ANSWER ✔✔* A) True
