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PSYC 140 MODULE 1 UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED SUCCESS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
1
According to Erikson, unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage (infancy) results in:
A. Hope
B. Initiative
C. Mistrust ✅
D. Autonomy
Rationale: If an infant’s needs are not met reliably, they develop mistrust rather than trust.
2
Erikson attributed the so-called “terrible twos” to a toddler’s need to assert:
A. Industry
B. Autonomy ✅
C. Identity
D. Generativity
Rationale: Toddlers seek independence; this stage is autonomy vs. shame/doubt.
3
Erikson used the term that refers to producing something that benefits others as:
A. Fidelity
B. Integrity
C. Generativity ✅
D. Competence
Rationale: Generativity (middle adulthood) involves productivity and guiding the next generation.
4
How many psychosocial stages did Erikson describe?
A. Five
B. Eight ✅
C. Ten
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D. Twelve
Rationale: Erikson proposed 8 stages from infancy to late adulthood.
5
Freud’s psychosexual stage for birth to ~18 months is called:
A. Anal
B. Phallic
C. Oral ✅
D. Latency
Rationale: The oral stage (feeding/biting) characterizes infancy.
6
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ~18 months to 3 years is:
A. Phallic
B. Anal ✅
C. Genital
D. Latency
Rationale: The anal stage concerns toilet training and autonomy issues.
7
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ages ~3–6 years is:
A. Latency
B. Phallic ✅
C. Oral
D. Anal
Rationale: The phallic stage centers on genital-focused feelings and the Oedipal dynamics.
8
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ages ~6 years to puberty is:
A. Latency ✅
B. Oral
C. Genital
D. Anal
Rationale: The latency period is a quieter phase of social/cognitive development.
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9
Freud’s psychosexual stage for puberty through adulthood is:
A. Latency
B. Phallic
C. Genital ✅
D. Oral
Rationale: The genital stage focuses on mature sexual intimacy.
10
Which statement about Freud’s theory is correct regarding continuity?
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Continuous only after adolescence
D. Neither — Freud denied stages
Rationale: Freud proposed discrete stages (qualitative shifts).
11
Erikson’s theory is best characterized as:
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Only childhood-focused
D. Purely biological
Rationale: Erikson proposed stage-based psychosocial crises across lifespan.
12
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is:
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Purely behavioral
D. Identical to Erikson’s stages
Rationale: Piaget proposed qualitatively different stages (sensorimotor → formal operational).
PSYC 140 MODULE 1 UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED SUCCESS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
1
According to Erikson, unsuccessful completion of the first psychosocial stage (infancy) results in:
A. Hope
B. Initiative
C. Mistrust ✅
D. Autonomy
Rationale: If an infant’s needs are not met reliably, they develop mistrust rather than trust.
2
Erikson attributed the so-called “terrible twos” to a toddler’s need to assert:
A. Industry
B. Autonomy ✅
C. Identity
D. Generativity
Rationale: Toddlers seek independence; this stage is autonomy vs. shame/doubt.
3
Erikson used the term that refers to producing something that benefits others as:
A. Fidelity
B. Integrity
C. Generativity ✅
D. Competence
Rationale: Generativity (middle adulthood) involves productivity and guiding the next generation.
4
How many psychosocial stages did Erikson describe?
A. Five
B. Eight ✅
C. Ten
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D. Twelve
Rationale: Erikson proposed 8 stages from infancy to late adulthood.
5
Freud’s psychosexual stage for birth to ~18 months is called:
A. Anal
B. Phallic
C. Oral ✅
D. Latency
Rationale: The oral stage (feeding/biting) characterizes infancy.
6
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ~18 months to 3 years is:
A. Phallic
B. Anal ✅
C. Genital
D. Latency
Rationale: The anal stage concerns toilet training and autonomy issues.
7
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ages ~3–6 years is:
A. Latency
B. Phallic ✅
C. Oral
D. Anal
Rationale: The phallic stage centers on genital-focused feelings and the Oedipal dynamics.
8
Freud’s psychosexual stage for ages ~6 years to puberty is:
A. Latency ✅
B. Oral
C. Genital
D. Anal
Rationale: The latency period is a quieter phase of social/cognitive development.
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9
Freud’s psychosexual stage for puberty through adulthood is:
A. Latency
B. Phallic
C. Genital ✅
D. Oral
Rationale: The genital stage focuses on mature sexual intimacy.
10
Which statement about Freud’s theory is correct regarding continuity?
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Continuous only after adolescence
D. Neither — Freud denied stages
Rationale: Freud proposed discrete stages (qualitative shifts).
11
Erikson’s theory is best characterized as:
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Only childhood-focused
D. Purely biological
Rationale: Erikson proposed stage-based psychosocial crises across lifespan.
12
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is:
A. Continuous
B. Discontinuous ✅
C. Purely behavioral
D. Identical to Erikson’s stages
Rationale: Piaget proposed qualitatively different stages (sensorimotor → formal operational).
