psychologist. Ego psychologists - ANSWER believe in man's powers of reasoning to
control behavior.
Freud's stages are psychosexual while Erik Erikson's stages are - ANSWER psychosocial
Psychodynamic theories focus on___________ __________ rather than cognitive factors
when counseling clients. - ANSWER unconcsious processes
The ___ is logical, rational, and utilizes the power of reasoning and control to keep impulses
in check. The reality principle. - ANSWER ego
The behaviorist generally feels that if it can't be __________ then it doesn't exist. -
ANSWER measured
The only psychoanalyst who created a developmental theory which encompasses the entire
life span was - ANSWER Erik Erikson
The __ is chaotic and concerned only with the body, not with the outside world. This is the
pleasure principle and houses the animalistic instincts. - ANSWER id
The statement "the ego is dependent on the id" would most likely reflect the work of -
ANSWER Sigmund Freud
Known for his ideas related to adult cognitive development; especially regarding college
students. Stresses a concept known as dualistic thinking, common to teens in which things
are conceptualized as good or bad or right or wrong. - ANSWER Robert Perry
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,Known for his work in strategic and problem-solving therapy, often utilizing the technique of
paradox. Claims to have acquired information by studying works of Milton H. Erickson. -
ANSWER Jay Haley
Considered a pioneer in the behavior therapy movement, especially in regard to the use of
systematic desensitization, a technique which helps client cope with phobias. Today his
name is associated with multimodal therapy. - ANSWER Arnold Lazarus
Known figure in the area of adult cognitive development. His model stresses interpersonal
development. His theory is billed as a "constructive model of development, meaning that
individuals construct reality through the lifespan." - ANSWER Robert Keegan
Jean Piaget's idiographic approach created his theory with four stages. The correct order
from stage 1 to stage 4 is - ANSWER sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations,
formal operations
Idiographic approaches to theories, such as Freud and Piaget, examine _________ in depth.
- ANSWER individuals
In contrast to idiographic approaches, nomothetic approaches (such as behaviorism or the
DSM) student general principles that apply to - ANSWER the population
Some behavioral scientists have been critical of Swiss child psychologist Jean Piaget's
developmental research inasmuch as - ANSWER his findings were often derived from
observing his own children
In Piaget's theory, the term __________ refers to the notion that a substance's weight, mass,
and volume remain the same even if it changes shape. According to Piaget, the child masters
this concept during the concrete operations stage (7-11 years). - ANSWER conservation
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,A tall skinny pitcher of water is emptied into a small squatty pitcher. A child indicated that
she feels the small pitcher has less water. The child has not yet mastered - ANSWER
conservation
Conservation and counting belong in which Piaget stage? - ANSWER Concrete Operations
In Piagetian literature, conservation would most likely refer to - ANSWER volume or mass
__________ expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of moral development. - ANSWER
Lawrence Kohlberg
He disagreed with Piaget's notion that developmental stages take place naturally, insisting
that the stages unfold due to educational intervention. - ANSWER Lev Vygotsky
Perhaps the leading theorist in moral development. Used stories to determine the level of
moral development in children.. - ANSWER Lawrence Kohlberg
Father of American behaviorism and coined the term "behaviorism" in 1912. - ANSWER
John B. Watson
Kohlberg, Erikson, and Maslow's theories are said to be ________ in nature, meaning each
stage emerges from the one before it. - ANSWER epigenetic
According to Jean Piaget, a child masters the concept of reversibility in the third stage,
known as concrete operations or concrete operational thought. This notion suggests -
ANSWER one can undo an action, hence an object (say a glass of water) can return to its
initial shape
During a thunderstorm, a 6-year-old child in Piaget's stage of preoperational thought (stage
2) says, "The rain is following me." This is an example of - ANSWER egocentrism
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, Lawrence Kohlberg suggested - ANSWER three levels of morality
The Heinz dilemma is to Kohlberg's theory as a typing test is to - ANSWER the level of
typing skill mastered
The term "identity crisis" comes from the work of - ANSWER Erikson
This term was coined by Abraham Maslow and popularized by learned helplessness
syndrome pioneer Martin Seligman. It refers to the study of human strengths, such as joy,
wisdom, altruism, the ability to love, happiness, and wisdom. - ANSWER positive
psychology
Kohlberg's three levels of morality are - ANSWER preconventional, conventional,
postconventional
In Kohlberg's levels of morality, this is the level where the child responds to consequences
and reward and punishment greatly influence the behavior. - ANSWER preconventional
Kohlberg felt that many people never reach this level of morality, where the person is
concerned with universal, ethical principles of justice, dignity,and equality of human rights. -
ANSWER postconventional
In Kohlberg's levels of morality, this is the level where the individual wants to meet the
standards of family, society, and even the nation. - ANSWER conventional
Trust verses mistrust is - ANSWER Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development
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