PSYC 140 2026 INTRODUCTION TO
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
◉List the psychosexual stage described by Freud.
Ages 3-6: ___________. Answer: Phallic Stage
◉The phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age
___________.. Answer: 6
◉True or false? Maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen..
Answer: False
◉Which research design would best address the following question:
What do most people in the U.S. feel about the legalization of
marijuana?. Answer: Survey
◉True or false? Maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in
babies.. Answer: 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?. Answer: 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?. Answer: True
◉True or false? Two-year-olds weigh, on average, about 45 lbs..
Answer: False
◉Which Piagetian substage occurs during the Preoperational stage:
Secondary Circular Reactions, Symbolic Function, or Metacognition..
Answer: Symbolic Function
◉According to Piaget, ____________ are mental activities.. Answer:
Operations
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
◉List the psychosexual stage described by Freud.
Ages 3-6: ___________. Answer: Phallic Stage
◉The phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age
___________.. Answer: 6
◉True or false? Maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen..
Answer: False
◉Which research design would best address the following question:
What do most people in the U.S. feel about the legalization of
marijuana?. Answer: Survey
◉True or false? Maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in
babies.. Answer: 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?. Answer: 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?. Answer: True
◉True or false? Two-year-olds weigh, on average, about 45 lbs..
Answer: False
◉Which Piagetian substage occurs during the Preoperational stage:
Secondary Circular Reactions, Symbolic Function, or Metacognition..
Answer: Symbolic Function
◉According to Piaget, ____________ are mental activities.. Answer:
Operations
