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psyc 140 final EXAM 450 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION JUST RELEASED
which of the following accurately describes Discovery Learning?
A. children learn by actively exploring - emphasis on hands on learning
B. children learn by reading about experiments - emphasis on critical reading
C. children learn by traveling to different countries - emphasis on a global perspective
D. none of the above
A. children learn by actively-emphasis on hands-on learning
which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus complex?
A. boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
B. Boys experience competition with their mothers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their fathers
C. boys and girls both strongly experience the Oedipus complex
A. Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
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after experiencing a stroke, Mrs. Andrews can no longer move her right arm. she is also
forgetful and frequently confused
A. alzheimer's disease
B. vascular disease
C. parkinson's disease
D. prion disease
E. HIV infection
F. substance/medication induced
G. traumatic brain injury
B. vascular disease
which research design could give a researcher a large amount of information about one
autistic child's level of functioning?
A. nautralistic observation
B. case study
C. survey
D. correlational study
E. experiment
B. case study
70 year old Aaron sometimes has trouble finding the word that he wants when speaking with
others. Is this most likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
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A. Alzheimer's disease
B. age-related changes
B. age-related changes
70 year old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her DVR and relies on her daughter
to occasionally help her. is this most likely a
a. Alzheimer's disease
B. age-related change
B. age-related change
Jan is a widow. after her husband died, she stopped spending time with friends. over a
decade later, Jan is in her 80s. she is now not as involved in her church, feels that she is too
old to do much. which of the following socioemotional theories of aging best fits her
viewpoint:
A. disengagement
B. activity
C. selective optimization with compensation
A. disengagement
for the following example, indicate which stage of Elizabeth Kubler Ross's stage theory is
being depicted:
when the doctor informed Zeke that he had a terminal illness, he actually laughed and said "I
don't think so!"
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Denial
Emma is in her late 80's and broke her hip last year. Now that she is recovered, she finds that
she is more careful to avoid injury. Rather than walking in her hilly neighborhood, she now
drives with a friend to the mall each morning for a nice, flat walk. Which of the following
socioemotional theories of aging best fits her new viewpoint:
A. Disengagement
B. Activity
C. Selective Optimization with Compensation.
C. Selective Optimization with Compensation
according to Erikson, the "terrible twos" stem from a toddlers need to assert what?
autonomy
Freuds final psychosexual stage occurs from _______ on while, Erikson's final stage is for the
following age groups:______
1. 12-18 2. 65+
which of the following statements most accurately reflects Piaget's stages of cognitive
development?
A. stages do not have to occur in the same order
B. children progress through stages in the same order
psyc 140 final EXAM 450 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION JUST RELEASED
which of the following accurately describes Discovery Learning?
A. children learn by actively exploring - emphasis on hands on learning
B. children learn by reading about experiments - emphasis on critical reading
C. children learn by traveling to different countries - emphasis on a global perspective
D. none of the above
A. children learn by actively-emphasis on hands-on learning
which of the following most accurately summarizes Freud's view of the Oedipus complex?
A. boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
B. Boys experience competition with their mothers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their fathers
C. boys and girls both strongly experience the Oedipus complex
A. Boys experience competition with their fathers and eventually identify with them, while
repressing sexual feelings towards their mothers
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after experiencing a stroke, Mrs. Andrews can no longer move her right arm. she is also
forgetful and frequently confused
A. alzheimer's disease
B. vascular disease
C. parkinson's disease
D. prion disease
E. HIV infection
F. substance/medication induced
G. traumatic brain injury
B. vascular disease
which research design could give a researcher a large amount of information about one
autistic child's level of functioning?
A. nautralistic observation
B. case study
C. survey
D. correlational study
E. experiment
B. case study
70 year old Aaron sometimes has trouble finding the word that he wants when speaking with
others. Is this most likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
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A. Alzheimer's disease
B. age-related changes
B. age-related changes
70 year old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her DVR and relies on her daughter
to occasionally help her. is this most likely a
a. Alzheimer's disease
B. age-related change
B. age-related change
Jan is a widow. after her husband died, she stopped spending time with friends. over a
decade later, Jan is in her 80s. she is now not as involved in her church, feels that she is too
old to do much. which of the following socioemotional theories of aging best fits her
viewpoint:
A. disengagement
B. activity
C. selective optimization with compensation
A. disengagement
for the following example, indicate which stage of Elizabeth Kubler Ross's stage theory is
being depicted:
when the doctor informed Zeke that he had a terminal illness, he actually laughed and said "I
don't think so!"
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Denial
Emma is in her late 80's and broke her hip last year. Now that she is recovered, she finds that
she is more careful to avoid injury. Rather than walking in her hilly neighborhood, she now
drives with a friend to the mall each morning for a nice, flat walk. Which of the following
socioemotional theories of aging best fits her new viewpoint:
A. Disengagement
B. Activity
C. Selective Optimization with Compensation.
C. Selective Optimization with Compensation
according to Erikson, the "terrible twos" stem from a toddlers need to assert what?
autonomy
Freuds final psychosexual stage occurs from _______ on while, Erikson's final stage is for the
following age groups:______
1. 12-18 2. 65+
which of the following statements most accurately reflects Piaget's stages of cognitive
development?
A. stages do not have to occur in the same order
B. children progress through stages in the same order
