PSYC 140 FINAL Study Set
What are two critiques, discussed in the module, regarding Freud's psychosexual stages? -
ANS Lack of a lifespan approach and his research methods.
List the psychosexual stage described by Freud.
Ages 3-6: ___________ - ANS Phallic Stage
The phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age ___________. - ANS 6
True or false? Maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen. - ANS False
Which research design would best address the following question: What do most people in the
U.S. feel about the legalization of marijuana? - ANS Survey
True or false? Maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies. - ANS False
Describe what you learned about infant-parent attachment in the module. The approximate
length of the description should be a short paragraph, and it should include sufficient detail on
what you learned. Then, describe how your current knowledge on this topic compares to what
you knew before taking this module. Finally, describe your views on the following issues: a) how
applicable is attachment theory to everyday life and working with infants, and b) what
misconceptions about attachment do you think people have, and what is a correct
understanding of how to apply this attachment theory? - ANS 3 pts for a sufficient detailed and
specific description of student learning. 2 pts for sufficiently detailed and specific comparison to
prior knowledge. 2 pts for an informed and detailed description of the applicability of attachment
theory. 3 pts for addressing current misconceptions as well as remedies.
True or false? REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle? - ANS True
True or false? Two-year-olds weigh, on average, about 45 lbs. - ANS False
Which Piagetian substage occurs during the Preoperational stage: Secondary Circular
Reactions, Symbolic Function, or Metacognition. - ANS Symbolic Function
According to Piaget, ____________ are mental activities. - ANS Operations
Why do modern researchers often find that young children are able to overcome some aspects
of egocentrism at younger ages than Piaget had thought? - ANS Understanding the task is key.
Other methods than the Three Mountains Task are perhaps more understandable to young
children and can result in decentered (less egocentric) responses.
What are two critiques, discussed in the module, regarding Freud's psychosexual stages? -
ANS Lack of a lifespan approach and his research methods.
List the psychosexual stage described by Freud.
Ages 3-6: ___________ - ANS Phallic Stage
The phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age ___________. - ANS 6
True or false? Maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen. - ANS False
Which research design would best address the following question: What do most people in the
U.S. feel about the legalization of marijuana? - ANS Survey
True or false? Maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies. - ANS False
Describe what you learned about infant-parent attachment in the module. The approximate
length of the description should be a short paragraph, and it should include sufficient detail on
what you learned. Then, describe how your current knowledge on this topic compares to what
you knew before taking this module. Finally, describe your views on the following issues: a) how
applicable is attachment theory to everyday life and working with infants, and b) what
misconceptions about attachment do you think people have, and what is a correct
understanding of how to apply this attachment theory? - ANS 3 pts for a sufficient detailed and
specific description of student learning. 2 pts for sufficiently detailed and specific comparison to
prior knowledge. 2 pts for an informed and detailed description of the applicability of attachment
theory. 3 pts for addressing current misconceptions as well as remedies.
True or false? REM sleep makes up roughly half of an infant's sleep cycle? - ANS True
True or false? Two-year-olds weigh, on average, about 45 lbs. - ANS False
Which Piagetian substage occurs during the Preoperational stage: Secondary Circular
Reactions, Symbolic Function, or Metacognition. - ANS Symbolic Function
According to Piaget, ____________ are mental activities. - ANS Operations
Why do modern researchers often find that young children are able to overcome some aspects
of egocentrism at younger ages than Piaget had thought? - ANS Understanding the task is key.
Other methods than the Three Mountains Task are perhaps more understandable to young
children and can result in decentered (less egocentric) responses.
