PSYC 230 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who had the Psychoanalytic theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Sigmund Freud
What does the psychoanalytic theory focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER -How
unconscious forces and childhood experiences shape development.
Freud proposed ___ stages of psychosexual development. - CORRECT ANSWER -5; oral,
anal, phallic, latent, genital
____________ expanded Freud's theory into psychosocial development with ___ stages,
focusing on conflicts at different ages. - CORRECT ANSWER -Erik Erickson, 8
Who had the Cognitive Development Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Jean Piaget
Piaget proposed that children go through _____ stages of cognitive development, starting with
the _____ stage in infancy. - CORRECT ANSWER -4, sensorimotor
What are the stages in Piaget's cognitive development theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sensorimotor: birth- 2 years old
Preoperational: 2-7 years old
Concrete operational: 7-11 years old
Formal operational: 12+ years old
Cognitive development is marked by processes such as ______ (adjusting schemas) and ___
(fitting new information into existing schemas). - CORRECT ANSWER -accommodation,
assimilation
, Who had the Behavioral and Social Learning Theories? - CORRECT ANSWER -B.F.
Skinner and Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner focused on __________, where behavior is learned through reinforcement and
punishment. - CORRECT ANSWER -operant conditioning
Albert Bandura introduced the concept of __________ learning, where behavior is learned
through observation and imitation. - CORRECT ANSWER -observational
Who had the Ecological Systems Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bronfenbrenner
What does the Ecological Systems Theory emphasize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Emphasizes how development is influenced by multiple environmental systems.
The immediate environment in which the individual lives is called the __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER -Microsystem
The __________ groups together different microsystems and might include family, friends,
colleagues, religious community etc. - CORRECT ANSWER -Mesosystem
Who had the Theory of Lifespan Development? - CORRECT ANSWER -Paul Baltes
Baltes argued that development is __________, meaning it occurs throughout the entire lifespan.
- CORRECT ANSWER -lifelong
He also argued that development is __________ meaning that it is influenced by various factors.
- CORRECT ANSWER -contextual
A __________ event is a significant occurrence that happens within a specific historical period
which has the potential to impact a large portion of the population during that time. - CORRECT
ANSWER -defining
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who had the Psychoanalytic theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Sigmund Freud
What does the psychoanalytic theory focus on? - CORRECT ANSWER -How
unconscious forces and childhood experiences shape development.
Freud proposed ___ stages of psychosexual development. - CORRECT ANSWER -5; oral,
anal, phallic, latent, genital
____________ expanded Freud's theory into psychosocial development with ___ stages,
focusing on conflicts at different ages. - CORRECT ANSWER -Erik Erickson, 8
Who had the Cognitive Development Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Jean Piaget
Piaget proposed that children go through _____ stages of cognitive development, starting with
the _____ stage in infancy. - CORRECT ANSWER -4, sensorimotor
What are the stages in Piaget's cognitive development theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sensorimotor: birth- 2 years old
Preoperational: 2-7 years old
Concrete operational: 7-11 years old
Formal operational: 12+ years old
Cognitive development is marked by processes such as ______ (adjusting schemas) and ___
(fitting new information into existing schemas). - CORRECT ANSWER -accommodation,
assimilation
, Who had the Behavioral and Social Learning Theories? - CORRECT ANSWER -B.F.
Skinner and Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner focused on __________, where behavior is learned through reinforcement and
punishment. - CORRECT ANSWER -operant conditioning
Albert Bandura introduced the concept of __________ learning, where behavior is learned
through observation and imitation. - CORRECT ANSWER -observational
Who had the Ecological Systems Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bronfenbrenner
What does the Ecological Systems Theory emphasize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Emphasizes how development is influenced by multiple environmental systems.
The immediate environment in which the individual lives is called the __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER -Microsystem
The __________ groups together different microsystems and might include family, friends,
colleagues, religious community etc. - CORRECT ANSWER -Mesosystem
Who had the Theory of Lifespan Development? - CORRECT ANSWER -Paul Baltes
Baltes argued that development is __________, meaning it occurs throughout the entire lifespan.
- CORRECT ANSWER -lifelong
He also argued that development is __________ meaning that it is influenced by various factors.
- CORRECT ANSWER -contextual
A __________ event is a significant occurrence that happens within a specific historical period
which has the potential to impact a large portion of the population during that time. - CORRECT
ANSWER -defining
