9/9/2020 Final Exam- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser: Developmental (Lifespan) Psychology- Williams
Question 1 Not yet graded / 4 pts
What was B.F. Skinner’s position on free will? Be specific and thorough in
your answer. Where does he therefore fall on the nature/nurture debate?
Your answer:
B.F Skinner believed that free will was an illusion and that every action
was as a result of conditioning either classic or operant. He believed that
people behaved a particular way based on the schedule they are
provided.
He falls under the nurture debate as he he was certain that people could
be taught anything and their actions are based on what they have been
conditioned to know.
Answers need to indicate the following: -there is no free will, -
all behavior is due to conditioning, -we only think it’s free will
because we can’t see what causes the behavior, -fully on the
nurture side.
Question 2 Not yet graded / 1 pts
While Freud’s stages are psychosexual, Erikson’s are psycho
____________.
Your answer:
psychosocial.
social
Question 3 Not yet graded / 1 pts
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, 9/9/2020 Final Exam- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser: Developmental (Lifespan) Psychology- Williams
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage
described by Freud.
Birth-18 months : _____________
Your answer:
The oral stage.
oral
Question 4 pts
True or false? Ultrasound can be used to determine the presence of
genetic abnormalities.
ou Answered True
orrect answer False
Question 5 Not yet graded / 2 pts
Fine hair that covers the top portion of a baby in utero is known as
___________.
Your answer:
Lanugo
lanugo
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Question 1 Not yet graded / 4 pts
What was B.F. Skinner’s position on free will? Be specific and thorough in
your answer. Where does he therefore fall on the nature/nurture debate?
Your answer:
B.F Skinner believed that free will was an illusion and that every action
was as a result of conditioning either classic or operant. He believed that
people behaved a particular way based on the schedule they are
provided.
He falls under the nurture debate as he he was certain that people could
be taught anything and their actions are based on what they have been
conditioned to know.
Answers need to indicate the following: -there is no free will, -
all behavior is due to conditioning, -we only think it’s free will
because we can’t see what causes the behavior, -fully on the
nurture side.
Question 2 Not yet graded / 1 pts
While Freud’s stages are psychosexual, Erikson’s are psycho
____________.
Your answer:
psychosocial.
social
Question 3 Not yet graded / 1 pts
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, 9/9/2020 Final Exam- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser: Developmental (Lifespan) Psychology- Williams
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage
described by Freud.
Birth-18 months : _____________
Your answer:
The oral stage.
oral
Question 4 pts
True or false? Ultrasound can be used to determine the presence of
genetic abnormalities.
ou Answered True
orrect answer False
Question 5 Not yet graded / 2 pts
Fine hair that covers the top portion of a baby in utero is known as
___________.
Your answer:
Lanugo
lanugo
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