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Erikson, Piaget, Conditioning & MSE|Latest
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The view that children begin their development as a blank slate has been identified by which
theorist?
Propinquity
Strong interpersonal relationships are often forget by individuals working for the same
company. Not infrequently marriages are the result of some of these relationships. The principle
here is called?
Mood and affect
Frequently mental status exam is administered to an individual seeking mental health services.
This formal process covers several specific areas which is not one of those?
Variable Ratio
A schedule of reinforcement wherein a reinforcer is provided following a predetermined
average number of responses. E.g. a professional counselor determines fees for monthly
consultation services on a job-by-job basis.
Fixed Ratio
A schedule of reinforcement that is to be delivered after a constant or ____number of
responses. E.g. A ___ratio schedule of 2 means reinforcement is delivered after every 2 correct
responses.
Fixed Interval
In the world of psychology this interval refers to a schedule of reinforcement used within
operant conditioning.
Operant conditioning
A type of associative learning in which a person's behavior changes according to that behaviors
consequence. E.g Skinner in Box
Variable Interval
, The concept of reinforcement is that the reinforcer should provide motivation for the behavior
to be repeated. In operant conditioning, variable means that a behavior is being reinforced on
an inconsistent schedule.
Identity vs. Role Confusion (Stage 5) Erikson
(12-18) Who am I and what do I want to become?
Intimacy vs. Isolation (Stage 6) Erikson
(19-35) Am I committed to and can I play the role I have chosen in various areas of my life?
Generativity vs. Stagnation (Stage 7) Erikson
(35/55-65) Am I feeling a sense of personal fulfillment? Do I wish to help and teach others? Am I
bored? Am I rejecting people?
Ego Integrity vs. Despair (Stage 8) Erikson
(55/65)+ Am I accepting of myself and my past? Am I seeking out new challenges, involvement
and learning in my older age? Am I regretful of my past mistakes and missed opportunities?
Sensorimotor (Stage 1) Piaget
Coordination of senses with motor responses, sensory curiosity about the world. Language used
for demands and cataloging. Object permanence is developed. E.g Although I don't see it I know
it exists (0-2years)
Pre operational (Stage 2) Piaget
Symbolic thinking, use of proper syntax and grammar to express full concepts. Imagination and
intuition are strong, but complex abstract thought still difficult. Conservation developed. It can
be an object or a symbol (2-7 years)
Concrete Operational
Concepts attached to ____situations. Times, space, and quantity are understood and can be
applied, but not as independent concepts. (7-11 years)
Formal Operations
Theorectical, hypothetical, and counterfactual thinking. Abstract logic and reasoning. Strategy
and planning become possible.concepts learned in one context can be applied to another. (11
years+)
Racio-ethnic
Results in the greatest similarities among individuals.
Erikson, Piaget, Conditioning & MSE|Latest
Update Complete and A+ Graded 2026
The view that children begin their development as a blank slate has been identified by which
theorist?
Propinquity
Strong interpersonal relationships are often forget by individuals working for the same
company. Not infrequently marriages are the result of some of these relationships. The principle
here is called?
Mood and affect
Frequently mental status exam is administered to an individual seeking mental health services.
This formal process covers several specific areas which is not one of those?
Variable Ratio
A schedule of reinforcement wherein a reinforcer is provided following a predetermined
average number of responses. E.g. a professional counselor determines fees for monthly
consultation services on a job-by-job basis.
Fixed Ratio
A schedule of reinforcement that is to be delivered after a constant or ____number of
responses. E.g. A ___ratio schedule of 2 means reinforcement is delivered after every 2 correct
responses.
Fixed Interval
In the world of psychology this interval refers to a schedule of reinforcement used within
operant conditioning.
Operant conditioning
A type of associative learning in which a person's behavior changes according to that behaviors
consequence. E.g Skinner in Box
Variable Interval
, The concept of reinforcement is that the reinforcer should provide motivation for the behavior
to be repeated. In operant conditioning, variable means that a behavior is being reinforced on
an inconsistent schedule.
Identity vs. Role Confusion (Stage 5) Erikson
(12-18) Who am I and what do I want to become?
Intimacy vs. Isolation (Stage 6) Erikson
(19-35) Am I committed to and can I play the role I have chosen in various areas of my life?
Generativity vs. Stagnation (Stage 7) Erikson
(35/55-65) Am I feeling a sense of personal fulfillment? Do I wish to help and teach others? Am I
bored? Am I rejecting people?
Ego Integrity vs. Despair (Stage 8) Erikson
(55/65)+ Am I accepting of myself and my past? Am I seeking out new challenges, involvement
and learning in my older age? Am I regretful of my past mistakes and missed opportunities?
Sensorimotor (Stage 1) Piaget
Coordination of senses with motor responses, sensory curiosity about the world. Language used
for demands and cataloging. Object permanence is developed. E.g Although I don't see it I know
it exists (0-2years)
Pre operational (Stage 2) Piaget
Symbolic thinking, use of proper syntax and grammar to express full concepts. Imagination and
intuition are strong, but complex abstract thought still difficult. Conservation developed. It can
be an object or a symbol (2-7 years)
Concrete Operational
Concepts attached to ____situations. Times, space, and quantity are understood and can be
applied, but not as independent concepts. (7-11 years)
Formal Operations
Theorectical, hypothetical, and counterfactual thinking. Abstract logic and reasoning. Strategy
and planning become possible.concepts learned in one context can be applied to another. (11
years+)
Racio-ethnic
Results in the greatest similarities among individuals.
