CLEP Exam: Human Growth and Development 2024

List The Big Five. Answer/s 1.) Extroversion 2.) Neuroticism 3.) Agreeableness 4.) Conscientiousness 5.) Openness Neuroticism refers to ________ instability Answer/s Emotional In development research, nature is the ______ component of an organisms development Answer/s Hereditary The nature of a person can include what? Answer/s - Physical - Mental - Emotional traits In developmental research, the ________ component of an organisms development is known as nurture Answer/s Environmental Sensory ______ studies are done in developmental psychology research to try to determine what effect the environment has on development Answer/s Deprivation Environmental theories are those theories that aim to explain or predict behavior based primarily on a persons __________ and past experience, and not placing as much emphasis on genetics Answer/s Learning According to ________ hierarchy of needs, at the top of the pyramid is self- actualization Answer/s Abraham Maslow Define, "The need to reach ones unique potential to the fullest" Answer/s Self-actualization Epigenetic theories emphasize what? Answer/s Nature and nurture Erikson proposed that there were eight stages of psycho-social development. List the four of which occur during childhood. Answer/s 1.) Trust vs. Mistrust 2.) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt 3.) Initiative vs. Guilt 4.) Industry vs. Inferiority Erikson defined eight stages, and a _______ that is associated with each stage Answer/s Crisis The _______ stage deals with whether the child develops a sense of confidence in intellectual and social skills or develops a sense of failure and lack of confidence Answer/s Industry vs. Inferiority Identity Formation was studied by _________, who constructed the major task of adolescence as ________________. Answer/s - Erik