CLEP: Human Growth & Development Complete Questions With Answers | VERIFIED

CLEP: Human Growth & Development Complete Questions With Answers | VERIFIED Which thinker suggested that children are born a tabula rasa? a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau b. John Locke c. Alfred Binet d. Sigmund Freud e. Erik Erikson - ANSWER John Locke All of the following statements describe stage theories, EXCEPT a. development occurs in distinct periods. b. development in early periods influences development in later periods. c. development is discrete and predictable. d. limited only to the early childhood years. e. subsequent development is predicated by prior periods. - ANSWER limited only to the early childhood years. According to Freud, which aspect of our personality is present at birth? a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Id and ego e. Id, ego, and superego - ANSWER The id, home to our most primitive urges, is present at birth. The superego can be described as a. representing the moral standards and values of parents. b. innate and transmitted to the child genetically. c. developing to help the child find rational ways of satisfying urges. d. representing self-awareness on the part of the child. e. None of the above - ANSWER representing self-awareness on the part of the child. Freud's notion of the superego, the third aspect of our personality to develop, involved an overriding moral guidepost, transmitted to the child in great part through adult authority figures. According to Freud's theory of psychosexual stages, during the first year of life the child is in the _____ stage of development. a. anal b. fixated c. oral d. latency e. genital - ANSWER oral What is the first stage of psychosocial development according to Erik Erikson? a. Industry vs. inferiority b. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt c. Initiative vs. guilt d. Trust vs. mistrust e. Intimacy vs. isolation - ANSWER trust vs. mistrust Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now before touching his neck, his mommy says, "gotcha." Pretty soon, as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh. This is an example of a. habituation learning. b. classical conditioning. c. sensitization learning. d. operant conditioning. e. positive reinforcement. - ANSWER classical conditioning In behaviorism, if a behavior increases we assume a. that the person has free will and wanted to do it again. b. that the behavior has been reinforced i