PSYC 2070 Midterm Study Guide
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
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pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the life
span; involves growth as well as decline brought on by aging and dying - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔development
What does it mean to say development is lifelong? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔early
adulthood is not the endpoint of development; no age period dominates
characteristic of development that involves physical, cognitive and
socioemotional aspects (they are interrelated) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔multidimensional
,characteristic of development that means some things are going up and
some things are diminishing at the same time - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔multidirectional
characteristic of development that means that many different fields are
interested - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔multidisciplinary
characteristic of development that is the last main point of development - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔contextual
characteristic of development that means the capacity for change - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔plasticity
theory of cognitive development that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's
Theory
What are the two theories of cognitive development? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Vygotsky's Theory and Information-Processing Theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that children actively construct
their knowledge - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
, theory of cognitive development that claims that learning is based upon the
inventions of society - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that the less-skilled learn from
the more skilled people - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
theory of cognitive development that emphasizes that individuals
manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔information-processing theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that people develop a gradually
increasing capacity for processing info (thinking is processing info) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔information-processing theory
type of emotion present in humans and other animals and emerge early in
life - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔primary emotions
type of emotion that requires self-awareness, especially consciousness and
a sense of "me" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔self-conscious emotions
close emotional bond between two people - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attachment
Who says that infants attach to the person that provides oral satisfaction? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Freud
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2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the life
span; involves growth as well as decline brought on by aging and dying - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔development
What does it mean to say development is lifelong? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔early
adulthood is not the endpoint of development; no age period dominates
characteristic of development that involves physical, cognitive and
socioemotional aspects (they are interrelated) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔multidimensional
,characteristic of development that means some things are going up and
some things are diminishing at the same time - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔multidirectional
characteristic of development that means that many different fields are
interested - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔multidisciplinary
characteristic of development that is the last main point of development - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔contextual
characteristic of development that means the capacity for change - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔plasticity
theory of cognitive development that emphasizes how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's
Theory
What are the two theories of cognitive development? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Vygotsky's Theory and Information-Processing Theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that children actively construct
their knowledge - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
, theory of cognitive development that claims that learning is based upon the
inventions of society - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that the less-skilled learn from
the more skilled people - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vygotsky's Theory
theory of cognitive development that emphasizes that individuals
manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔information-processing theory
theory of cognitive development that claims that people develop a gradually
increasing capacity for processing info (thinking is processing info) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔information-processing theory
type of emotion present in humans and other animals and emerge early in
life - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔primary emotions
type of emotion that requires self-awareness, especially consciousness and
a sense of "me" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔self-conscious emotions
close emotional bond between two people - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔attachment
Who says that infants attach to the person that provides oral satisfaction? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Freud
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