NCE/ LPC EXAM PREP PART 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Freud'sNstagesNareNpsychosexualNwhileNErikNErikson'sNstagesNare:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-psychosocial
InNFreudianNtheoryNinstinctsNareNemphasized.NErikNEriksonNisNanNegoNpsychologist.NEgoNpsychologistsN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-believeNinNman'sNpowersNofNreasoningNtoNcontrolNbehavior
TheNonlyNpsychoanalystNwhoNcreatedNaNdevelopmentalNtheoryNwhichNencompassesNtheNentireNlifeNspanN
wasN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ErikNErikson
TheNstatement,N"theNegoNisNdependentNonNtheNid",NwouldNmostNlikelyNreflectNtheNworkNofN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SigmundNFreud
JeanNPiaget'sNtheoryNhasNfourNstages.NTheNcorrectNorderNfromNstageN1NtoN4Nis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Sensorimotor,Npreoperations,NconcreteNoperations,NformalNoperations.
SomeNbehavioralNscientistsNhaveNbeenNcriticalNofNtheNSwissNchildNpsychologistNJeanNPiaget'sNdevelopment
alNresearchNinasmuchNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
HisNfindingsNwereNoftenNderivedNfromNobservingNhisNownNchildren
ANtallNskinnyNpitcherNofNwaterNisNemptiedNintoNaNsmallNsquattyNpitcher.NANchildNindicatesNthatNsheNfeelsNth
eNsmallNpitcherNhasNlessNwater.NTheNchildNhasNnotNyetNmastered:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Conservation
InNPiagetianNliterature,NconservationNwouldNmostNlikelyNreferNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-VolumerNorNmass
ANchildNmastersNconservationNinNtheNPiagetianNstageNknownNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ConcreteNoperationsN--agesN7NtoN11.
JeansNPiagetNstages:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1.NSensorimotor,NbirthNtoN2Nyears.
2.Preoperations,NagesN2NtoN7.N
3.NConcreteNoperations,NagesN7NtoN11.N
,4.NFormalNoperations,N12NyearsNandNolder.
_________NexpandedNonNPiaget'sNconceptualizationNofNmoralNdevelopment.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
LawrenceNKohlberg
AccordingNtoNPiaget,NaNchildNmastersNtheNconceptNofNreversibilityNinNtheNthirdNstage,NknownNasNconcreteNo
perationalNthought.NThisNnotionNsuggests:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OneNcanNundoNanNaction,NhenceNanNobjectNcanNreturnNtoNitsNinitialNshape.
DuringNaNthunderstorm,NaN6-
yearNoldNchildNinNPiaget'sNstageNofNpreoperationalNthoughtN(stageN2)Nsays,N"TheNrainNisNfollowingNme."NThi
sNisNanNexampleNof:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Egocentrism
LawrenceNKohlbergNsuggested:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ThreeNlevelsNofNmoralityN:NPreconventional,NConventional,NandNPostconventional.NEachNlevelNcanNbeNbrok
enNdownNfurtherNintoNtwoNstages.
TheNHeinzNstoryNisNtoNKohlberg'sNtheoryNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANtypingNtestNisNtoNtheNlevelNofNtypingNskillNmastered.
TheNtermN"identityNcrisis"NcomesNfromNtheNworkNof:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Erikson
Kohlberg'sNthreeNlevelsNofNmoralityNare:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Preconventional,Nconventional,NandNpostconventional
TrustNversusNmistrustNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ErikNErikson'sNfirstNstageNofNpsychosocialNdevelopment
ANpersonNwhoNhasNsuccessfullyNmasteredNErikson'sNfirstNsevenNstagesNwouldNreadyNtoNenterNErikson'sNfina
lNorNeighthNstage:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IntegrityNversusNdespair
InNKohlberg'sNfirstNorNpreconventionalNlevel,NtheNindividual'sNmoralNbehaviorNisNguidedNby:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Consequences
,Kohlberg'sNsecondNlevelNofNmoralityNisNknownNasNconventionalNmorality.NThisNlevelNisNcharacterizedNby:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANdesireNtoNliveNupNtoNsociety'sNexpectationsN&NaNdesireNtoNconform.
Kohlberg'sNhighestNlevelNofNmoralityNisNtermedNpostconventionalNmorality.NHereNtheNindividual:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-HasNself-imposedNmoralsNandNethics.
AccordingNtoNKohlberg,NlevelN3,NwhichNisNpostconventionalNorNselfNacceptedNmoralNprinciples:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNtheNhighestNlevelNofNmorality.NHowever,NsomeNpeopleNneverNreachNthisNlevel.
TheNzoneNofNproximalNdevelopment:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-wasNpioneeredNbyNLevNVygostky
FreudNandNEriksonN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CouldNbeNclassifiedNasNmaturationists
JohnNBowlby'sNnameNisNmostNcloselyNassociatedNwith:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BondingNandNattachment
InNwhichNEriksonianNstageNdoesNtheNmidlifeNcrisisNoccur?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
GenerativityNversusNstagnation
TheNresearcherNwhoNisNwellNknownNforNhisNworkNwithNmaternalNdeprivationNandNisolationNinNrhesusNmonk
eysNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-HarryNHarlow
TheNstatement:N"MalesNareNbetterNthanNfemalesNwhenNperformingNmathematicalNcalculations"Nis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TrueNaccordingNtoNresearchNbyNMaccobyNandNJacklin.NMajorNimpetusNforNsex-
roleNdifferencesNcomeNfromNchild-rearingNpatternsNratherNthanNbodilyNchemistry.
TheNEriksonianNstageNthatNfocusesNheavilyNonNsharingNyourNlifeNwithNanotherNpersonNis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-IntimacyNversusNisolation,NagesN23NtoN34.
WeNoftenNreferNtoNindividualsNasNconformistsNWhichNofNtheseNindividualsNwouldNmostNlikelyNconformNtoNh
isNorNherNpeers?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AN13-
yearNoldNmaleNmiddleNschoolNstudent,NconformityNseemsNtoNpeakNinNtheNearlyNteens.
, InNHarryNHarlow'sNexperimentsNwithNbabyNmonkeys:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNbabyNmonkeyNwasNmoreNlikelyNtoNclingNtoNaNTerryNclothNmotherNsurrogateNthanNaNwireNsurrogateNmot
her.
FreudNpostulatedNpsychosexualNstages:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Oral,Nanal,Nphallic,Nlatency,NandNgenital.
InNadolescence:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MalesNcommitNsuicideNmoreNoftenNthanNfemales,NbutNfemalesNattemptNsuicideNmoreNoften.
InNtheNgeneralNpopulation:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SuicideNratesNtendNtoNincreaseNwithNage.
TheNfearNofNdeath:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNgreatestNduringNmiddleNage.
InNFreudianNtheory,NattachmentNisNaNmajorNfactor:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhichNevolvesNprimarilyNduringNtheNoralNage.
WhenNcomparingNgirlsNtoNboys,NitNcouldNbeNnotedNthat:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
GirlsNgrowNupNtoNsmileNmore,NareNusingNmoreNfeelingNwordsNbyNageN2,NandNareNbetterNableNtoNreadNpeopl
eNwithoutNverbalNcuesNatNanyNage.
TheNFreudianNdevelopmentalNstageNwhichN"least"NemphasizesNsexualityNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Latency,NoccursNroughlyNbetweenNagesN6NandN12.NSexualNinterestsNareNreplacedNbyNsocialNinterestsNlikeNsp
orts,Nlearning,NandNhobbies.
InNtermsNofNparentingNyoungNchildren:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BoysNareNpunishedNmoreNthanNgirls.
WhenNdevelopmentalNtheoristsNspeakNofNnatureNorNnurtureNtheyNreallyNmean:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
HowNmuchNheredityNorNenvironmentNinteractNtoNinfluenceNdevelopment.
StageNtheoristsNassume:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-QualitativeNchangesNbetweenNstagesNoccur.
Development:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNaNcontinuousNprocessNwhichNbeginsNatNconception.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Freud'sNstagesNareNpsychosexualNwhileNErikNErikson'sNstagesNare:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-psychosocial
InNFreudianNtheoryNinstinctsNareNemphasized.NErikNEriksonNisNanNegoNpsychologist.NEgoNpsychologistsN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-believeNinNman'sNpowersNofNreasoningNtoNcontrolNbehavior
TheNonlyNpsychoanalystNwhoNcreatedNaNdevelopmentalNtheoryNwhichNencompassesNtheNentireNlifeNspanN
wasN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ErikNErikson
TheNstatement,N"theNegoNisNdependentNonNtheNid",NwouldNmostNlikelyNreflectNtheNworkNofN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SigmundNFreud
JeanNPiaget'sNtheoryNhasNfourNstages.NTheNcorrectNorderNfromNstageN1NtoN4Nis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Sensorimotor,Npreoperations,NconcreteNoperations,NformalNoperations.
SomeNbehavioralNscientistsNhaveNbeenNcriticalNofNtheNSwissNchildNpsychologistNJeanNPiaget'sNdevelopment
alNresearchNinasmuchNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
HisNfindingsNwereNoftenNderivedNfromNobservingNhisNownNchildren
ANtallNskinnyNpitcherNofNwaterNisNemptiedNintoNaNsmallNsquattyNpitcher.NANchildNindicatesNthatNsheNfeelsNth
eNsmallNpitcherNhasNlessNwater.NTheNchildNhasNnotNyetNmastered:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Conservation
InNPiagetianNliterature,NconservationNwouldNmostNlikelyNreferNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-VolumerNorNmass
ANchildNmastersNconservationNinNtheNPiagetianNstageNknownNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ConcreteNoperationsN--agesN7NtoN11.
JeansNPiagetNstages:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1.NSensorimotor,NbirthNtoN2Nyears.
2.Preoperations,NagesN2NtoN7.N
3.NConcreteNoperations,NagesN7NtoN11.N
,4.NFormalNoperations,N12NyearsNandNolder.
_________NexpandedNonNPiaget'sNconceptualizationNofNmoralNdevelopment.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
LawrenceNKohlberg
AccordingNtoNPiaget,NaNchildNmastersNtheNconceptNofNreversibilityNinNtheNthirdNstage,NknownNasNconcreteNo
perationalNthought.NThisNnotionNsuggests:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OneNcanNundoNanNaction,NhenceNanNobjectNcanNreturnNtoNitsNinitialNshape.
DuringNaNthunderstorm,NaN6-
yearNoldNchildNinNPiaget'sNstageNofNpreoperationalNthoughtN(stageN2)Nsays,N"TheNrainNisNfollowingNme."NThi
sNisNanNexampleNof:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Egocentrism
LawrenceNKohlbergNsuggested:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ThreeNlevelsNofNmoralityN:NPreconventional,NConventional,NandNPostconventional.NEachNlevelNcanNbeNbrok
enNdownNfurtherNintoNtwoNstages.
TheNHeinzNstoryNisNtoNKohlberg'sNtheoryNas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANtypingNtestNisNtoNtheNlevelNofNtypingNskillNmastered.
TheNtermN"identityNcrisis"NcomesNfromNtheNworkNof:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Erikson
Kohlberg'sNthreeNlevelsNofNmoralityNare:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Preconventional,Nconventional,NandNpostconventional
TrustNversusNmistrustNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ErikNErikson'sNfirstNstageNofNpsychosocialNdevelopment
ANpersonNwhoNhasNsuccessfullyNmasteredNErikson'sNfirstNsevenNstagesNwouldNreadyNtoNenterNErikson'sNfina
lNorNeighthNstage:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IntegrityNversusNdespair
InNKohlberg'sNfirstNorNpreconventionalNlevel,NtheNindividual'sNmoralNbehaviorNisNguidedNby:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Consequences
,Kohlberg'sNsecondNlevelNofNmoralityNisNknownNasNconventionalNmorality.NThisNlevelNisNcharacterizedNby:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANdesireNtoNliveNupNtoNsociety'sNexpectationsN&NaNdesireNtoNconform.
Kohlberg'sNhighestNlevelNofNmoralityNisNtermedNpostconventionalNmorality.NHereNtheNindividual:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-HasNself-imposedNmoralsNandNethics.
AccordingNtoNKohlberg,NlevelN3,NwhichNisNpostconventionalNorNselfNacceptedNmoralNprinciples:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNtheNhighestNlevelNofNmorality.NHowever,NsomeNpeopleNneverNreachNthisNlevel.
TheNzoneNofNproximalNdevelopment:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-wasNpioneeredNbyNLevNVygostky
FreudNandNEriksonN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CouldNbeNclassifiedNasNmaturationists
JohnNBowlby'sNnameNisNmostNcloselyNassociatedNwith:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BondingNandNattachment
InNwhichNEriksonianNstageNdoesNtheNmidlifeNcrisisNoccur?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
GenerativityNversusNstagnation
TheNresearcherNwhoNisNwellNknownNforNhisNworkNwithNmaternalNdeprivationNandNisolationNinNrhesusNmonk
eysNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-HarryNHarlow
TheNstatement:N"MalesNareNbetterNthanNfemalesNwhenNperformingNmathematicalNcalculations"Nis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TrueNaccordingNtoNresearchNbyNMaccobyNandNJacklin.NMajorNimpetusNforNsex-
roleNdifferencesNcomeNfromNchild-rearingNpatternsNratherNthanNbodilyNchemistry.
TheNEriksonianNstageNthatNfocusesNheavilyNonNsharingNyourNlifeNwithNanotherNpersonNis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-IntimacyNversusNisolation,NagesN23NtoN34.
WeNoftenNreferNtoNindividualsNasNconformistsNWhichNofNtheseNindividualsNwouldNmostNlikelyNconformNtoNh
isNorNherNpeers?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AN13-
yearNoldNmaleNmiddleNschoolNstudent,NconformityNseemsNtoNpeakNinNtheNearlyNteens.
, InNHarryNHarlow'sNexperimentsNwithNbabyNmonkeys:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNbabyNmonkeyNwasNmoreNlikelyNtoNclingNtoNaNTerryNclothNmotherNsurrogateNthanNaNwireNsurrogateNmot
her.
FreudNpostulatedNpsychosexualNstages:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Oral,Nanal,Nphallic,Nlatency,NandNgenital.
InNadolescence:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MalesNcommitNsuicideNmoreNoftenNthanNfemales,NbutNfemalesNattemptNsuicideNmoreNoften.
InNtheNgeneralNpopulation:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SuicideNratesNtendNtoNincreaseNwithNage.
TheNfearNofNdeath:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNgreatestNduringNmiddleNage.
InNFreudianNtheory,NattachmentNisNaNmajorNfactor:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhichNevolvesNprimarilyNduringNtheNoralNage.
WhenNcomparingNgirlsNtoNboys,NitNcouldNbeNnotedNthat:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
GirlsNgrowNupNtoNsmileNmore,NareNusingNmoreNfeelingNwordsNbyNageN2,NandNareNbetterNableNtoNreadNpeopl
eNwithoutNverbalNcuesNatNanyNage.
TheNFreudianNdevelopmentalNstageNwhichN"least"NemphasizesNsexualityNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Latency,NoccursNroughlyNbetweenNagesN6NandN12.NSexualNinterestsNareNreplacedNbyNsocialNinterestsNlikeNsp
orts,Nlearning,NandNhobbies.
InNtermsNofNparentingNyoungNchildren:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BoysNareNpunishedNmoreNthanNgirls.
WhenNdevelopmentalNtheoristsNspeakNofNnatureNorNnurtureNtheyNreallyNmean:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
HowNmuchNheredityNorNenvironmentNinteractNtoNinfluenceNdevelopment.
StageNtheoristsNassume:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-QualitativeNchangesNbetweenNstagesNoccur.
Development:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IsNaNcontinuousNprocessNwhichNbeginsNatNconception.