FINAL EXAM PREP PSYC 140
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,According to Erikson, which comes first: Identity or Intimacy? - Answer: Identity
According to a lifespan perspective of human development, aging, maturation, and growth are all
different types of change. This change can therefore be positive or negative. Therefore, development is
multi ____________. - Answer: Directional
Since professionals from various fields may study or apply principles in lifespan development, this field is
multi ____________. - Answer: Disciplinary
Which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus complex? - Answer:
Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while repressing
sexual feelings toward their mothers.
True or false? According to Freud, a child who becomes fixated on an erogenous zone will either over- or
under-indulge this area as an adult. - Answer: True
Regarding the nature/nurture debate, Freud's emphasis on the role of early childhood experiences
reflects an emphasis on [answer1]. Erikson's psychosocial stages clearly lean toward this side of the
debate: [answer2 - Answer: Nuture,Nuture
According to the theorist, _____________, to understand human development, one must understand
the various context environment in which the individual interacts. - Answer: Bronfenbrenner
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Generativity vs. Stagnation? - Answer: Middle
Adulthood
True or false? Erikson emphasized the id, while Freud emphasized the ego. - Answer: False
In which of the following stages is it important for children to establish a sense of competence? -
Answer: Industry Vs Inferiority
True or false? Pavlov first became interested in studying dogs' reflexive behaviors when he saw them
salivating without food being present. - Answer: False
, Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Piaget's stages of cognitive development? -
Answer: Children progress thought stages in the same order.
What was B.F. Skinner's position on free will? Be specific and thorough in your answer. Where does he
therefore fall on the nature/nurture debate? - Answer: B.F Skinner's position on free will, there is no
free will; all behavior is due to conditioning. We only believe there is free will because we cannot see
what causes the behavior. Skinner is fully on the nurture side.
Is food aversion an example of Classical Conditioning or Operant Conditioning? Explain why - Answer:
Food aversion is an example of classical conditioning. Food aversion is an association between nausea
and induced substance organisms learn to associate events or stimuli that repeatedly happen together.
Classical Conditioning is an example of association learning.
Which psychological perspective likens the human brain to a computer? - Answer: Information
processing theory
According to Freud, the Oedipus Complex arises during which psychosexual stage? - Answer: Phallic
Freud's final psychosexual stage occurs from [answer1] on while, Erikson's final stage is for the following
age group: [answer2]. - Answer: Puberty, Older adults.
Freud believed that unsuccessful completion of a psychosexual stage would result in a person becoming
____________ on an erogenous part of the body. - Answer: Fixated
Someone who believes that genetics are the primary contributor to developmental changes is
emphasizing [CHOOSE ONE: Nature/Nurture]. - Answer: Nature
He coined the term, "operant conditioning." - Answer: B.F. Skinner
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Identity vs. Identity Confusion? - Answer: Adolescene
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Intimacy vs. Isolation? - Answer: Early Adulthood
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,According to Erikson, which comes first: Identity or Intimacy? - Answer: Identity
According to a lifespan perspective of human development, aging, maturation, and growth are all
different types of change. This change can therefore be positive or negative. Therefore, development is
multi ____________. - Answer: Directional
Since professionals from various fields may study or apply principles in lifespan development, this field is
multi ____________. - Answer: Disciplinary
Which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus complex? - Answer:
Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while repressing
sexual feelings toward their mothers.
True or false? According to Freud, a child who becomes fixated on an erogenous zone will either over- or
under-indulge this area as an adult. - Answer: True
Regarding the nature/nurture debate, Freud's emphasis on the role of early childhood experiences
reflects an emphasis on [answer1]. Erikson's psychosocial stages clearly lean toward this side of the
debate: [answer2 - Answer: Nuture,Nuture
According to the theorist, _____________, to understand human development, one must understand
the various context environment in which the individual interacts. - Answer: Bronfenbrenner
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Generativity vs. Stagnation? - Answer: Middle
Adulthood
True or false? Erikson emphasized the id, while Freud emphasized the ego. - Answer: False
In which of the following stages is it important for children to establish a sense of competence? -
Answer: Industry Vs Inferiority
True or false? Pavlov first became interested in studying dogs' reflexive behaviors when he saw them
salivating without food being present. - Answer: False
, Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Piaget's stages of cognitive development? -
Answer: Children progress thought stages in the same order.
What was B.F. Skinner's position on free will? Be specific and thorough in your answer. Where does he
therefore fall on the nature/nurture debate? - Answer: B.F Skinner's position on free will, there is no
free will; all behavior is due to conditioning. We only believe there is free will because we cannot see
what causes the behavior. Skinner is fully on the nurture side.
Is food aversion an example of Classical Conditioning or Operant Conditioning? Explain why - Answer:
Food aversion is an example of classical conditioning. Food aversion is an association between nausea
and induced substance organisms learn to associate events or stimuli that repeatedly happen together.
Classical Conditioning is an example of association learning.
Which psychological perspective likens the human brain to a computer? - Answer: Information
processing theory
According to Freud, the Oedipus Complex arises during which psychosexual stage? - Answer: Phallic
Freud's final psychosexual stage occurs from [answer1] on while, Erikson's final stage is for the following
age group: [answer2]. - Answer: Puberty, Older adults.
Freud believed that unsuccessful completion of a psychosexual stage would result in a person becoming
____________ on an erogenous part of the body. - Answer: Fixated
Someone who believes that genetics are the primary contributor to developmental changes is
emphasizing [CHOOSE ONE: Nature/Nurture]. - Answer: Nature
He coined the term, "operant conditioning." - Answer: B.F. Skinner
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Identity vs. Identity Confusion? - Answer: Adolescene
Which age group did Erikson say faces the crisis Intimacy vs. Isolation? - Answer: Early Adulthood
