PSYC 2000 Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
Which of Erick Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or
her own behavior? - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
If a child successfully navigates this stage of psychosocial development, they will make
decisions and act independently. - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Most young adolescents, especially those who receive a formal high school education, are at
the level of thinking that Piaget described as _______________. - Answers Formal operations
Vygotsky and Piaget have a lot of different views on cognitive development. However, what do
they have in common? - Answers Both constructivists and believe children are active learners
Brad is in an electronics store with his parents. He looks at the CDs and thinks for a moment
that he could grab one and put in beneath his coat. As he considers this possibility, he decides
not to do it because he might get caught and his parents would punish him. What stage of
moral development does Brad's decision represent? - Answers Preconventional
Saul believes in the Golden Rule and desperately wants people to view him as a good person.
Most likely, he is in which level of moral development? - Answers Conventional
Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is __________. -
Answers Object permanence
Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his
grandmother. This example illustrates ______________. - Answers Egocentrism
You measure a group of 2 years olds computer knowledge and continue to measure this group
every 2 years for 20 years - Answers Longitudinal design
You compare a group of 5, 10, and 15 years old in 2015 on their interest in politics. - Answers
Cross-sectional design
You measure a group of 20, 25, and 30 year olds sense of humor and then measures these three
groups 10 years later again. - Answers Cross-sequential design
Silvia has blond hair, even though her mother and father each have brown hair. What do we
know about Silvia's parents? - Answers Each of her parents must have one recessive gene for
blonde hair color
The ___________ sense is the most functional at birth, while the ___________ sense is the least
functional. - Answers Touch; vision
You are just calming down from your sibling jumping out and scaring you on Halloween, when
your friend scares you with a clown mask! Calming down is activating the ________________
system, while your friend scaring you activating the ____________ system. - Answers
Which of Erick Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or
her own behavior? - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
If a child successfully navigates this stage of psychosocial development, they will make
decisions and act independently. - Answers Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Most young adolescents, especially those who receive a formal high school education, are at
the level of thinking that Piaget described as _______________. - Answers Formal operations
Vygotsky and Piaget have a lot of different views on cognitive development. However, what do
they have in common? - Answers Both constructivists and believe children are active learners
Brad is in an electronics store with his parents. He looks at the CDs and thinks for a moment
that he could grab one and put in beneath his coat. As he considers this possibility, he decides
not to do it because he might get caught and his parents would punish him. What stage of
moral development does Brad's decision represent? - Answers Preconventional
Saul believes in the Golden Rule and desperately wants people to view him as a good person.
Most likely, he is in which level of moral development? - Answers Conventional
Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is __________. -
Answers Object permanence
Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his
grandmother. This example illustrates ______________. - Answers Egocentrism
You measure a group of 2 years olds computer knowledge and continue to measure this group
every 2 years for 20 years - Answers Longitudinal design
You compare a group of 5, 10, and 15 years old in 2015 on their interest in politics. - Answers
Cross-sectional design
You measure a group of 20, 25, and 30 year olds sense of humor and then measures these three
groups 10 years later again. - Answers Cross-sequential design
Silvia has blond hair, even though her mother and father each have brown hair. What do we
know about Silvia's parents? - Answers Each of her parents must have one recessive gene for
blonde hair color
The ___________ sense is the most functional at birth, while the ___________ sense is the least
functional. - Answers Touch; vision
You are just calming down from your sibling jumping out and scaring you on Halloween, when
your friend scares you with a clown mask! Calming down is activating the ________________
system, while your friend scaring you activating the ____________ system. - Answers
