MAE EXAM 3 PSYCHOLOGY UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mary Ainsworth - CORRECT ANSWER - attachment development; strange situations
study
Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive development
Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER - psychosocial model
Marcia - CORRECT ANSWER - identity status; commitment
Kubler-Ross - CORRECT ANSWER - death and dying
Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - moral development
Cross Sectional Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - number of people assessed at one point
in time
Longitudinal Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - assesses participants multiple times over
lengthy period
Germinal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (0-2 weeks) zygote: egg
Embryonic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-8 weeks) most important, fetal alcohol
syndrome, illness effect
, Fetal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (8 weeks to birth) movement and organs finish
developing and start functioning
Teratogens - CORRECT ANSWER - agents causing birth defects, ex: chemicals such as
nicotine or alcohol or illness
Secure INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - trust factor that the caretaker
will come back (cry when caretaker leaves and returns to normal when they come back)
Anxious-Ambivalent INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - distrust that the
caretaker will come back, dependent (checks often for caretaker and have same reaction as
secure when they leave)
Avoidant INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - distrust, child takes care of
themselves, independent (do not pay attention to care taker leaving and does not cry)
Dendrite Spread in Infants - CORRECT ANSWER - newborn's brain contains over 100
billion neurons, or brain cells, each neuron forms small branches called dendrites which allow
neurons to communicate across synapses, or connections between neurons. About 80 percent of
dendrites form after birth, and a large percentage of them form during the first three years of life.
"Planet Opposite" Study - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 year old pick candy pieces thinking it
was theirs and end result it was not theirs
Sensorimotor Stage COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - (birth-2
years) infants construct an understanding of the world with sensory experiences and motor
actions
Pre operational Stage COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-7
years) symbolism, children construct world with images and drawings
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mary Ainsworth - CORRECT ANSWER - attachment development; strange situations
study
Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive development
Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER - psychosocial model
Marcia - CORRECT ANSWER - identity status; commitment
Kubler-Ross - CORRECT ANSWER - death and dying
Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - moral development
Cross Sectional Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - number of people assessed at one point
in time
Longitudinal Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - assesses participants multiple times over
lengthy period
Germinal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (0-2 weeks) zygote: egg
Embryonic Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-8 weeks) most important, fetal alcohol
syndrome, illness effect
, Fetal Stage - CORRECT ANSWER - (8 weeks to birth) movement and organs finish
developing and start functioning
Teratogens - CORRECT ANSWER - agents causing birth defects, ex: chemicals such as
nicotine or alcohol or illness
Secure INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - trust factor that the caretaker
will come back (cry when caretaker leaves and returns to normal when they come back)
Anxious-Ambivalent INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - distrust that the
caretaker will come back, dependent (checks often for caretaker and have same reaction as
secure when they leave)
Avoidant INFANT ATTACHMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - distrust, child takes care of
themselves, independent (do not pay attention to care taker leaving and does not cry)
Dendrite Spread in Infants - CORRECT ANSWER - newborn's brain contains over 100
billion neurons, or brain cells, each neuron forms small branches called dendrites which allow
neurons to communicate across synapses, or connections between neurons. About 80 percent of
dendrites form after birth, and a large percentage of them form during the first three years of life.
"Planet Opposite" Study - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 year old pick candy pieces thinking it
was theirs and end result it was not theirs
Sensorimotor Stage COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - (birth-2
years) infants construct an understanding of the world with sensory experiences and motor
actions
Pre operational Stage COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - CORRECT ANSWER - (2-7
years) symbolism, children construct world with images and drawings
