Psychology Exam questions and
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When Molly's mother drops her off at kindergarten, she immediately becomes upset and distressed.
What is Molly experiencing when her mother leaves? - ANS✅✅Separation Anxiety
______ is a deep emotional bond that an infant develops with his or he primary caregiver. It
provides a secure base for children to explore the environment, and a safe haven to return when
they feel afraid. - ANS✅✅attachment
Mary Ainsworth devised a method called the _____ ______ to examine the nature of attachment
between children and caregivers - ANS✅✅strange situation
Michael cries when his mother leaves the room but welcomes her back wen she returns, Michael
exhibits a(n) ____ attachment style - ANS✅✅secure
Peek a boo is fun for infants because they have no developed a sense of _____ ______ in that they
do not know your face continues to exist when you hide it behind your hands - ANS✅✅object
permanence
Gender _____ is a sense of being male or female - ANS✅✅identity
gender ______ is the process of which children learn the abilities, interests, and behaviors
associated with being masculine or feminine - ANS✅✅typing
This is the 'pleasure of being touched and held' and is the basis for an infant's first attachment -
ANS✅✅contact comfort
______ is the understanding that the physical properties of objects, such as the amount of liquid in
the glass, can remain the same even when their form or appearance changes -
ANS✅✅conservation
Joey, a toddler, was running around the house one day and fell. Unsure of how he should respond,
he looked to his mother, Because his mother looked upset and rushed over to care for him, joey also
, became upset. What phenomenon did joey use to infer how he should respond to falling down? -
ANS✅✅social referencing
avoidant and anxious/ambivalent attachment styles fall under which category of attachment -
ANS✅✅insecure
_____ _____ is a method of child rearing that uses physical force, threats, insults, and other
punishment to get the child to obey - ANS✅✅power assertion
_____ is a method of child rearing that appeals to the child's good nature, empathy, love for the
parents and sense of responsibility to others and offers explanation of rules - ANS✅✅induction
Jeffery always makes sure to have his parents in sight, even when he is playing. He is exhibiting
_____ _____, in which he stays close to his parents to keep safe. - ANS✅✅proximity maintenance
12yrs-adult; abstract - ANS✅✅Formal Operations
birth-2yrs - ANS✅✅sensorimotor
7-12yrs; can understand conversation, reversibility, and causation - ANS✅✅concrete operations
2-7yrs - ANS✅✅preoperational
_____ intelligence is the capacity for deductive reasoning and the ability to use new information to
solve problems - ANS✅✅fluid
______ intelligence if the cognitive skills and specific knowledge of information acquired over a
lifetime - ANS✅✅crystallized
Erik Erikson characterized his eight stages of development by a(n) _____ or psychological challenge
that should be resolved before the individual moves on to the next stage - ANS✅✅crisis
Kari wants to know if petting a hairless cat makes people fell happy because hairless cats maker her
happy and she is just general curious. Doctor Edwards wants to know if petting a hairless cat makes
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When Molly's mother drops her off at kindergarten, she immediately becomes upset and distressed.
What is Molly experiencing when her mother leaves? - ANS✅✅Separation Anxiety
______ is a deep emotional bond that an infant develops with his or he primary caregiver. It
provides a secure base for children to explore the environment, and a safe haven to return when
they feel afraid. - ANS✅✅attachment
Mary Ainsworth devised a method called the _____ ______ to examine the nature of attachment
between children and caregivers - ANS✅✅strange situation
Michael cries when his mother leaves the room but welcomes her back wen she returns, Michael
exhibits a(n) ____ attachment style - ANS✅✅secure
Peek a boo is fun for infants because they have no developed a sense of _____ ______ in that they
do not know your face continues to exist when you hide it behind your hands - ANS✅✅object
permanence
Gender _____ is a sense of being male or female - ANS✅✅identity
gender ______ is the process of which children learn the abilities, interests, and behaviors
associated with being masculine or feminine - ANS✅✅typing
This is the 'pleasure of being touched and held' and is the basis for an infant's first attachment -
ANS✅✅contact comfort
______ is the understanding that the physical properties of objects, such as the amount of liquid in
the glass, can remain the same even when their form or appearance changes -
ANS✅✅conservation
Joey, a toddler, was running around the house one day and fell. Unsure of how he should respond,
he looked to his mother, Because his mother looked upset and rushed over to care for him, joey also
, became upset. What phenomenon did joey use to infer how he should respond to falling down? -
ANS✅✅social referencing
avoidant and anxious/ambivalent attachment styles fall under which category of attachment -
ANS✅✅insecure
_____ _____ is a method of child rearing that uses physical force, threats, insults, and other
punishment to get the child to obey - ANS✅✅power assertion
_____ is a method of child rearing that appeals to the child's good nature, empathy, love for the
parents and sense of responsibility to others and offers explanation of rules - ANS✅✅induction
Jeffery always makes sure to have his parents in sight, even when he is playing. He is exhibiting
_____ _____, in which he stays close to his parents to keep safe. - ANS✅✅proximity maintenance
12yrs-adult; abstract - ANS✅✅Formal Operations
birth-2yrs - ANS✅✅sensorimotor
7-12yrs; can understand conversation, reversibility, and causation - ANS✅✅concrete operations
2-7yrs - ANS✅✅preoperational
_____ intelligence is the capacity for deductive reasoning and the ability to use new information to
solve problems - ANS✅✅fluid
______ intelligence if the cognitive skills and specific knowledge of information acquired over a
lifetime - ANS✅✅crystallized
Erik Erikson characterized his eight stages of development by a(n) _____ or psychological challenge
that should be resolved before the individual moves on to the next stage - ANS✅✅crisis
Kari wants to know if petting a hairless cat makes people fell happy because hairless cats maker her
happy and she is just general curious. Doctor Edwards wants to know if petting a hairless cat makes
