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1. Susie is playing with blocks and is trying to build a tower; she tries but cannot build a
tower. Susie's mother helps her build a four-block tower. Later, Susie builds a four-block
tower without her mother's help. According to Vygotsky, the inability to build the tower on
her own is known as: ✔✔The zone of proximal development (this is a range of tasks that are too
difficult for children to do alone, but possible with help)
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of: ✔✔Intimacy (individuals who fail to
attain a lower level of development will fail to attain the next higher level).
Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in Freud's theory of personality
development? ✔✔Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Jacob's father tells Jacob to clean his room. When Jacob asks why, his father responds,
"Because I said so." The father's response is most representative of which parenting style?
✔✔Authoritarian (uses coercion and psychological control to discipline children)
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Harry Harlow used baby monkeys and several different kinds of "surrogate mothers" to
investigate which factors are important in early development and attachment. According to
his findings, baby monkeys: ✔✔Preferred a soft terry cloth mother to a wire mesh mother than
holds a bottle.
Which of the following is a myth about suicide in the United States? ✔✔Asking someone about
suicide may push that person over the edge.
Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want to lose his television privileges.
This is an example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
✔✔Preconventional (the individual is most concerned with consequences)
Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack. According to Piaget, Jack finds
this game fun because he has acquired , which is one of the primary tasks of the
sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. ✔✔Object permanence
The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is: ✔✔Bowlby
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Henry, a 72-year-old widower, reminisces with his daughter about his life. He talks
about his successes and regrets. This is an example of Erikson's: ✔✔Ego integrity stage
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in
aggression than boys. ✔✔Relational
All of the following are physical characteristics of Down Syndrome EXCEPT: ✔✔Large hands
and feet
Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural and familial
influences on self-esteem? ✔✔An authoritative parenting style usually allows children to have
especially high self-esteem
Research on gay and lesbian couples ✔✔They are as dedicated to and as effective at child
rearing as are heterosexual parents.