PSYC 140 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● According to Erikson, the "terrible two's" stem from a toddler's need
to assert what?
Answer: Autonomy
●● Erikson used the term _____ to refer to producing something that
benefits others
Answer: generativity
●● How many psychological stages did Erikson describe?
Answer: Eight
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
birth-18 months
Answer: oral
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
18mo-3 years
Answer: anal
, ●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
3-6 years old
Answer: phallic
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 6
years old-puberty
Answer: latency
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
puberty-adulthood
Answer: genital
●● Freud: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Erikson: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Piaget: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Skinner: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: continuous
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● According to Erikson, the "terrible two's" stem from a toddler's need
to assert what?
Answer: Autonomy
●● Erikson used the term _____ to refer to producing something that
benefits others
Answer: generativity
●● How many psychological stages did Erikson describe?
Answer: Eight
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
birth-18 months
Answer: oral
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
18mo-3 years
Answer: anal
, ●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
3-6 years old
Answer: phallic
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group: 6
years old-puberty
Answer: latency
●● list psychosexual stage described by Freud based on the age group:
puberty-adulthood
Answer: genital
●● Freud: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Erikson: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Piaget: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: discontinuous
●● Skinner: Continuous or Discontinuous
Answer: continuous