1-3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
concept referring to the age which reflects the "adaptive capacity compared with others of
similar age." - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological
theorist who coined the term "identity crisis" - CORRECT ANSWER - Erikson
Type of early growth, especially during the fetal period and early infancy, that results in an
increase in cell number. - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperplastic
Number of stages or crises in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development - CORRECT
ANSWER - Eight
Theorist who postulated a theory of moral development (moral thinking and judgment) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Kohlberg
An increase in height and weight is an example of this type of growth - CORRECT
ANSWER - incremental
Rapid growth period in which growth is primarily hyperplastic - CORRECT ANSWER -
adolescence
concept which claims that growth and development is largely determined on genetic and
physiological foundations - CORRECT ANSWER - Nature
Domain of growth, developmental and maturation composed of relationships with others,
affiliation, external responses to events and enculturation. - CORRECT ANSWER - social
, Concept referring to the age which reflects society's roles and expectations at a specific age or
stage. - CORRECT ANSWER - social
A basic method that Freud utilized for acquiring data in the development of his theory of
personality. - CORRECT ANSWER - Dream- Analysis
inner to outer directional process of development - CORRECT ANSWER - proximodistal
Quantitative or precise measurable change in structure, size or function. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Growth
The process of gaining specific knowledge or skills as the result of experience, training, and
behavioral changes. - CORRECT ANSWER - learning
Concept referring to the age which reflects "time since birth" - CORRECT ANSWER -
Chronological
Head to tail directional process of development. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cephalocaudal
Cognitive structures - CORRECT ANSWER - Schemata
Theorist who focuses on cognitive or intellectual development. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Piaget
Type of growth resulting in an increase in cell size. - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypertrophic
Area or type of human development addressed by Erikson's theory of development. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychosocial