LMSW EXAM HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS &
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER >>>interested in how children socialize & how this affects their
sense of self; saw personality as developing throughout the life course & looked at identity
crises as focal point for each stage of development
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Trust v. Mistrust
2. Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt
3. Initiative v. Guilt
4. Industry v. Inferiority
5. Identity v. Role Confusion
6. Intimacy v. Isolation
7. Generativity v. Stagnation
8. Ego Integrity v. Despair
Trust v. Mistrust - CORRECT ANSWER >>>birth-1 year; learn based on consistency of caregivers
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt - CORRECT ANSWER >>>ages 1-3; Children begin to assert
independence by walking away from mother and making choices
Initiative v. Guilt - CORRECT ANSWER >>>ages 3-6; children assert themselves more frequently;
plan/initiate activities, make up games
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,Industry v. Inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER >>>age 6-puberty; develop sense of pride in
accomplishments
Identity v. Role Confusion - CORRECT ANSWER >>>adolescence; transition from childhood to
adulthood; becoming more independent and begin to look at future plans
Intimacy v. Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>young adulthood; begin to share self more
intimately with others and explore relationships leading toward long term commitments with
others outside the family
Generativity v. Stagnation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>middle adulthood; establish careers, settle
down in relationships, begin families, develop sense of being a part of the bigger picture; give
back to society
Ego Integrity v. Despair - CORRECT ANSWER >>>older-senior citizens; slow down and
contemplate accomplishments and decide if they're satisfied with the progression of their lives
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Focuses on development in terms of
information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning and other
aspects of development
Six Levels of Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving rote memorization,
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,recognition, or recall of facts
Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving understanding what facts
mean
Application - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving correct use of facts, rules or
ideas
Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving braking down information into
component parts
Synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving the combination of facts, ideas, or
information to make a new whole
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving judging or forming an opinion
about the information or situation
3 Domains of Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Cognitive
2. Affective
3. Psychomotor
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving mental skills or knowledge
Affective Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving growth in feelings or
emotional areas (attitude or self)
Psychomotor Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving manual or physical skills
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, Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER >>>psychologist best known for theory of cognitive
development
Theory of Cognitive Development (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>addresses the acquisition of
knowledge and how humans come to acquire it; holds that children learn through interactions
with environment and others
Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete Operations
4. Formal Operations
Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Piaget's stage of cognitive development between birth
and 2 years; involves:
a) retaining images of objects
b)develops primitive logic in manipulating objects
c)begins intentional actions
d) play is imitative
e) signals meaning-invests meaning in event (babysitter arriving means mother is leaving)
f) symbol meaning begins at end of stage
Preoperational - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Piaget's stage of cognitive development between ages
of 2-7; involves:
a) progress from concrete to abstract thinking
b) can comprehend past, present and future
c) night terrors
d) acquires words and symbols
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NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS &
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER >>>interested in how children socialize & how this affects their
sense of self; saw personality as developing throughout the life course & looked at identity
crises as focal point for each stage of development
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Trust v. Mistrust
2. Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt
3. Initiative v. Guilt
4. Industry v. Inferiority
5. Identity v. Role Confusion
6. Intimacy v. Isolation
7. Generativity v. Stagnation
8. Ego Integrity v. Despair
Trust v. Mistrust - CORRECT ANSWER >>>birth-1 year; learn based on consistency of caregivers
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt - CORRECT ANSWER >>>ages 1-3; Children begin to assert
independence by walking away from mother and making choices
Initiative v. Guilt - CORRECT ANSWER >>>ages 3-6; children assert themselves more frequently;
plan/initiate activities, make up games
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,Industry v. Inferiority - CORRECT ANSWER >>>age 6-puberty; develop sense of pride in
accomplishments
Identity v. Role Confusion - CORRECT ANSWER >>>adolescence; transition from childhood to
adulthood; becoming more independent and begin to look at future plans
Intimacy v. Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>young adulthood; begin to share self more
intimately with others and explore relationships leading toward long term commitments with
others outside the family
Generativity v. Stagnation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>middle adulthood; establish careers, settle
down in relationships, begin families, develop sense of being a part of the bigger picture; give
back to society
Ego Integrity v. Despair - CORRECT ANSWER >>>older-senior citizens; slow down and
contemplate accomplishments and decide if they're satisfied with the progression of their lives
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Focuses on development in terms of
information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning and other
aspects of development
Six Levels of Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving rote memorization,
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,recognition, or recall of facts
Comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving understanding what facts
mean
Application - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving correct use of facts, rules or
ideas
Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving braking down information into
component parts
Synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving the combination of facts, ideas, or
information to make a new whole
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER >>>level of cognition involving judging or forming an opinion
about the information or situation
3 Domains of Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Cognitive
2. Affective
3. Psychomotor
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving mental skills or knowledge
Affective Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving growth in feelings or
emotional areas (attitude or self)
Psychomotor Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>domain involving manual or physical skills
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, Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER >>>psychologist best known for theory of cognitive
development
Theory of Cognitive Development (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>addresses the acquisition of
knowledge and how humans come to acquire it; holds that children learn through interactions
with environment and others
Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER >>>1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete Operations
4. Formal Operations
Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Piaget's stage of cognitive development between birth
and 2 years; involves:
a) retaining images of objects
b)develops primitive logic in manipulating objects
c)begins intentional actions
d) play is imitative
e) signals meaning-invests meaning in event (babysitter arriving means mother is leaving)
f) symbol meaning begins at end of stage
Preoperational - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Piaget's stage of cognitive development between ages
of 2-7; involves:
a) progress from concrete to abstract thinking
b) can comprehend past, present and future
c) night terrors
d) acquires words and symbols
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