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A major pioneer in cognitive theory was: - Answer✔Piaget.
Piaget's theory of development focused primarily on: - Answer✔how our thinking changes as
we grow older.
Piaget was most interested in: - Answer✔studying how children think.
At the airport, 4-year-old Kelly cries, "Let ME get the suitcases, Mommy!" Her mom lets her
drag the bags off the luggage carousel, even though it takes much longer than if her mom had
done it. According to Erikson's stage theory, Kelly's mom is helping Kelly develop: ________. -
Answer✔a sense of initiative.
Piaget studied cognitive development by: - Answer✔observing and questioning children in
order to understand their mental framework.
Behaviorists emphasize the crucial role of _____ on behavior. - Answer✔environmental
influences
Erikson's theories were influenced by the fact that Erikson: - Answer✔studied and worked with
a wide diversity of people.
Unlike Freud, Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes: - Answer✔the social and cultural
environment.
Piaget's view of cognitive development includes the idea that: - Answer✔cognitive
development follows age-related changes in understanding.
Marie-Ann is 6 months old. When her mother hears her cries of hunger, she comes and feeds
her; and when Marie-Ann is uncomfortable, her mother comes and moves her around until she
is comfortable. Through these actions, Marie-Ann is learning that the world is a good place.
What stage of psychosocial development is Marie-Ann currently in? - Answer✔trust versus
mistrust
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Which is NOT a difference between Erikson and Freud? - Answer✔Freud childhood is crucially
important, whereas Erikson didn't believe childhood was important.
Jaran was never really able to answer the question, "Who am I?" as a teenager. Erikson would
predict that during young adulthood Jaran will - Answer✔have difficulty forming intimate
relationships.
An unsuccessful resolution to an earlier stage will cause problems in the next stage.
Two identical glasses are filled to the same level with juice. A child then watches as the juice
from one glass is poured into a taller, thinner glass. A child who is capable of concrete
operational thought might say: _______. - Answer✔"It's still the same amount of juice—you
can tell by just pouring it back."
The understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,
heard, or touched is called: _______. - Answer✔object permanence
The stage of industry versus inferiority in Erikson's developmental theory, when an individual is
learning to master social and intellectual skills occurs approximately during which period? -
Answer✔elementary school
Eighteen-year-old Bethany is trying to determine who she is as a person and what she wants to
do in life. According to Erik Erikson's framework, Bethany's current life challenge is: -
Answer✔identity.
During the sensorimotor stage, the main task is to: - Answer✔use senses and motor skills to
understand the world.
In Erikson's psychosocial theory, resolutions to developmental crises depend on the interaction
between the individual and: - Answer✔the social environment.
Piaget was MOST interested in: - Answer✔the minds of young children and how they "see" the
world.
Erikson believed that the main crisis during adolescence involved: - Answer✔trying to
determine who one is.
A child begins to think symbolically, including using language, in Piaget's ______ stage. -
Answer✔preoperational
Piaget believed that children: _______. - Answer✔actively construct their own cognitive world/
actively try to make sense of their world.
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Piaget believed that children were like scientists, actively experimenting and testing their
beliefs of the world around them.
The main concern of Erikson's stage of generativity versus stagnation is to: ________. -
Answer✔assist the younger generation.
Erikson's stage of initiative versus guilt occurs within which of the following periods? -
Answer✔preschool
Cognitive theories emphasize the: - Answer✔development of thought processes and their
effect on behavior.
The twentieth-century life-expectancy revolution occurred when scientists were able to: -
Answer✔cure or prevent many infectious diseases.
Which person's statement is referring to his or her cohort? - Answer✔"We were born around
the same time."
The statement, "Women are better than men at doing housework" is an example of a: -
Answer✔stereotype.
Which person is undergoing a normative transition in the United States in 2015? -
Answer✔Melinda, who is getting married for the first time at the age of 25
If Therese is in her eighties, she is _____. - Answer✔old-old
If Dr. Im believes in a nurture explanation of development, she might make all of the following
statements EXCEPT:
-"Personality depends on how people are treated during infancy."
-"Good teachers can raise intelligence test scores in children from impoverished homes."
-"With effort, people can be anything they want to be in life." - Answer✔"Gender differences in
friendship styles are programmed at birth."
What question would a person ask to BEST understand someone's socioeconomic status?
-"What is your education level?"
-"What is your medical history?"
-"What is your income?" - Answer✔"What is your education level?" and "What is your
income?" and "What is your occupation?"
Our relationships with others, changes in emotions, and changes in personality are all examples
of __________ development/processes. - Answer✔socioemotional
Biology is to __________ as environment is to __________. - Answer✔nature/nurture
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A set of ideas that helps us to explain our data and make further predictions is known as a(n):
________. - Answer✔theory.
Which statement about the lifespan is MOST true?
-Most people's lives are the same, no matter where in the world they live.
-Throughout history, people's day-to-day lives have not changed much no matter where in the
world they live.
-Most ideas about proper human behavior are universal. - Answer✔The human lifespan varies
dramatically depending on cohort, socioeconomic status, cultural background, and gender.
Normative life events are the same in all cultures. - Answer✔False
Two of the major areas comprising the study of lifespan development include _____ and _____.
- Answer✔child development; gerontology
Which is an example of a non-normative transition?
-Frank is getting married at age 28.
-Yolanda is entering a master's program at age 22.
-Rachel is getting her driver's permit at age 16. - Answer✔Joseph is beginning medical school at
age 58.
Which is NOT a normative transition?
-Mary begins kindergarten at age 5.
-Sara has a child when she is in her twenties.
-Manuel retires at age 65. - Answer✔Josephine has a terrible car accident at age 18.
Viewing infants as tabula rasas suggests that: - Answer✔experience will mold infants into
unique individuals.
Locke's tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
The idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that: -
Answer✔experience molds each person into a unique individual.
If parents believe that children are tabula rasas at birth, they are likely to: - Answer✔plan their
children's experiences from the moment of their birth.
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Developmental Psychology Module 1 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
A major pioneer in cognitive theory was: - Answer✔Piaget.
Piaget's theory of development focused primarily on: - Answer✔how our thinking changes as
we grow older.
Piaget was most interested in: - Answer✔studying how children think.
At the airport, 4-year-old Kelly cries, "Let ME get the suitcases, Mommy!" Her mom lets her
drag the bags off the luggage carousel, even though it takes much longer than if her mom had
done it. According to Erikson's stage theory, Kelly's mom is helping Kelly develop: ________. -
Answer✔a sense of initiative.
Piaget studied cognitive development by: - Answer✔observing and questioning children in
order to understand their mental framework.
Behaviorists emphasize the crucial role of _____ on behavior. - Answer✔environmental
influences
Erikson's theories were influenced by the fact that Erikson: - Answer✔studied and worked with
a wide diversity of people.
Unlike Freud, Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes: - Answer✔the social and cultural
environment.
Piaget's view of cognitive development includes the idea that: - Answer✔cognitive
development follows age-related changes in understanding.
Marie-Ann is 6 months old. When her mother hears her cries of hunger, she comes and feeds
her; and when Marie-Ann is uncomfortable, her mother comes and moves her around until she
is comfortable. Through these actions, Marie-Ann is learning that the world is a good place.
What stage of psychosocial development is Marie-Ann currently in? - Answer✔trust versus
mistrust
1
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Which is NOT a difference between Erikson and Freud? - Answer✔Freud childhood is crucially
important, whereas Erikson didn't believe childhood was important.
Jaran was never really able to answer the question, "Who am I?" as a teenager. Erikson would
predict that during young adulthood Jaran will - Answer✔have difficulty forming intimate
relationships.
An unsuccessful resolution to an earlier stage will cause problems in the next stage.
Two identical glasses are filled to the same level with juice. A child then watches as the juice
from one glass is poured into a taller, thinner glass. A child who is capable of concrete
operational thought might say: _______. - Answer✔"It's still the same amount of juice—you
can tell by just pouring it back."
The understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they cannot be seen,
heard, or touched is called: _______. - Answer✔object permanence
The stage of industry versus inferiority in Erikson's developmental theory, when an individual is
learning to master social and intellectual skills occurs approximately during which period? -
Answer✔elementary school
Eighteen-year-old Bethany is trying to determine who she is as a person and what she wants to
do in life. According to Erik Erikson's framework, Bethany's current life challenge is: -
Answer✔identity.
During the sensorimotor stage, the main task is to: - Answer✔use senses and motor skills to
understand the world.
In Erikson's psychosocial theory, resolutions to developmental crises depend on the interaction
between the individual and: - Answer✔the social environment.
Piaget was MOST interested in: - Answer✔the minds of young children and how they "see" the
world.
Erikson believed that the main crisis during adolescence involved: - Answer✔trying to
determine who one is.
A child begins to think symbolically, including using language, in Piaget's ______ stage. -
Answer✔preoperational
Piaget believed that children: _______. - Answer✔actively construct their own cognitive world/
actively try to make sense of their world.
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Piaget believed that children were like scientists, actively experimenting and testing their
beliefs of the world around them.
The main concern of Erikson's stage of generativity versus stagnation is to: ________. -
Answer✔assist the younger generation.
Erikson's stage of initiative versus guilt occurs within which of the following periods? -
Answer✔preschool
Cognitive theories emphasize the: - Answer✔development of thought processes and their
effect on behavior.
The twentieth-century life-expectancy revolution occurred when scientists were able to: -
Answer✔cure or prevent many infectious diseases.
Which person's statement is referring to his or her cohort? - Answer✔"We were born around
the same time."
The statement, "Women are better than men at doing housework" is an example of a: -
Answer✔stereotype.
Which person is undergoing a normative transition in the United States in 2015? -
Answer✔Melinda, who is getting married for the first time at the age of 25
If Therese is in her eighties, she is _____. - Answer✔old-old
If Dr. Im believes in a nurture explanation of development, she might make all of the following
statements EXCEPT:
-"Personality depends on how people are treated during infancy."
-"Good teachers can raise intelligence test scores in children from impoverished homes."
-"With effort, people can be anything they want to be in life." - Answer✔"Gender differences in
friendship styles are programmed at birth."
What question would a person ask to BEST understand someone's socioeconomic status?
-"What is your education level?"
-"What is your medical history?"
-"What is your income?" - Answer✔"What is your education level?" and "What is your
income?" and "What is your occupation?"
Our relationships with others, changes in emotions, and changes in personality are all examples
of __________ development/processes. - Answer✔socioemotional
Biology is to __________ as environment is to __________. - Answer✔nature/nurture
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A set of ideas that helps us to explain our data and make further predictions is known as a(n):
________. - Answer✔theory.
Which statement about the lifespan is MOST true?
-Most people's lives are the same, no matter where in the world they live.
-Throughout history, people's day-to-day lives have not changed much no matter where in the
world they live.
-Most ideas about proper human behavior are universal. - Answer✔The human lifespan varies
dramatically depending on cohort, socioeconomic status, cultural background, and gender.
Normative life events are the same in all cultures. - Answer✔False
Two of the major areas comprising the study of lifespan development include _____ and _____.
- Answer✔child development; gerontology
Which is an example of a non-normative transition?
-Frank is getting married at age 28.
-Yolanda is entering a master's program at age 22.
-Rachel is getting her driver's permit at age 16. - Answer✔Joseph is beginning medical school at
age 58.
Which is NOT a normative transition?
-Mary begins kindergarten at age 5.
-Sara has a child when she is in her twenties.
-Manuel retires at age 65. - Answer✔Josephine has a terrible car accident at age 18.
Viewing infants as tabula rasas suggests that: - Answer✔experience will mold infants into
unique individuals.
Locke's tabula rasa is the idea that infants are blank slates on which experience writes.
The idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that: -
Answer✔experience molds each person into a unique individual.
If parents believe that children are tabula rasas at birth, they are likely to: - Answer✔plan their
children's experiences from the moment of their birth.
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