Life Span Mid-Term Review (Jersey College)
Practice Test Questions & Answers
(2026/2027) | Full Prep Guide | Detailed
Solutions | A+
• life span -✓✓According to the __________perspective views human
development as occurring throughout the individual's lifetime.
• Freud -✓✓Who was the founder of the psychoanalytic perspective?
• the id -✓✓According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present
at birth?
• psychoanalytic -✓✓According to _______ theory, external limits are
internalized and conflict with inner forces. The child's observable behavior,
thoughts, and feelings reflect the outcomes of these battles.
• stage theories -✓✓Both Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories
are:
• psychosexual -✓✓In Freud's psychoanalytical theory, there are five
proposed stages of _____________development.
• emphasizes social relationships more than sexual or aggressive instincts.
-✓✓Erikson's psychosocial theory deviates from Freud's psychosexual
theory in that Erikson:
• classical conditioning -✓✓Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched.
Now his mommy says "gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as
soon as his mommy says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh. This is an
example of:
• genetics -✓✓The field of biology that studies heredity is called:
• genes -✓✓Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called:
, • 46; 23 -✓✓A normal human cell contains___ chromosomes organized
into ____pairs
• 23 -✓✓Of the 46 chromosomes in a normal human cell, how many are
contributed by the mother?
• new cells with identical DNA are created. -✓✓During mitosis:
• 23 -✓✓How many chromosomes does a cell created during meiosis
contain?
• the sex chromosome received from the father -✓✓What factor
determines the sex of a child?
• monozygotic twins -✓✓Which pair of relatives has the most similar
genetic material?
• the recessive trait will develop in the child -✓✓If an individual gets a
recessive trait for eye color from both parents:
• phenotype -✓✓The actual characteristics or traits that a person displays
are referred to as their:
• operant conditioning -✓✓If we reinforce an infant for engaging in a
behavior, what kind of learning approach are we utilizing?
• The embyonic stage -✓✓Which of the following is the second stage of
prenatal development?
a. The germinal stage
b. The embyonic stage
c. The fetal stage
d. None of the above
• All are considered teratogens -✓✓Which of the following would NOT be
considered a teratogen?
a. Parental smoking
b. Maternal smoking
c. Alcohol
Practice Test Questions & Answers
(2026/2027) | Full Prep Guide | Detailed
Solutions | A+
• life span -✓✓According to the __________perspective views human
development as occurring throughout the individual's lifetime.
• Freud -✓✓Who was the founder of the psychoanalytic perspective?
• the id -✓✓According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present
at birth?
• psychoanalytic -✓✓According to _______ theory, external limits are
internalized and conflict with inner forces. The child's observable behavior,
thoughts, and feelings reflect the outcomes of these battles.
• stage theories -✓✓Both Freud's and Erikson's psychoanalytic theories
are:
• psychosexual -✓✓In Freud's psychoanalytical theory, there are five
proposed stages of _____________development.
• emphasizes social relationships more than sexual or aggressive instincts.
-✓✓Erikson's psychosocial theory deviates from Freud's psychosexual
theory in that Erikson:
• classical conditioning -✓✓Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched.
Now his mommy says "gotcha" before touching his neck. Eventually, as
soon as his mommy says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh. This is an
example of:
• genetics -✓✓The field of biology that studies heredity is called:
• genes -✓✓Chromosomes contain thousands of segments called:
, • 46; 23 -✓✓A normal human cell contains___ chromosomes organized
into ____pairs
• 23 -✓✓Of the 46 chromosomes in a normal human cell, how many are
contributed by the mother?
• new cells with identical DNA are created. -✓✓During mitosis:
• 23 -✓✓How many chromosomes does a cell created during meiosis
contain?
• the sex chromosome received from the father -✓✓What factor
determines the sex of a child?
• monozygotic twins -✓✓Which pair of relatives has the most similar
genetic material?
• the recessive trait will develop in the child -✓✓If an individual gets a
recessive trait for eye color from both parents:
• phenotype -✓✓The actual characteristics or traits that a person displays
are referred to as their:
• operant conditioning -✓✓If we reinforce an infant for engaging in a
behavior, what kind of learning approach are we utilizing?
• The embyonic stage -✓✓Which of the following is the second stage of
prenatal development?
a. The germinal stage
b. The embyonic stage
c. The fetal stage
d. None of the above
• All are considered teratogens -✓✓Which of the following would NOT be
considered a teratogen?
a. Parental smoking
b. Maternal smoking
c. Alcohol
