Psych 2000 Exam #3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025
Stage 1 (Babies) - answer-:Trust v Mistrust. Do we get the proper care from those we trust or do
we not get cared for and mistrust those who are suppose to care for us?
Stage 2 (Few months old) - answer-:Autonomy v Shame and Doubt. Do we gain independence
through control of our own actions or do we get blocked and develop a sense of shame for
failing?
Stage 3 (age 3-6) - answer-:Initiative v Guilt. Do we learn how to control or actions and
behaviors or do we fail and develop a sense of guilt and anxiousness?
Stage 4 (age 6-12) - answer-:Industry v Inferiority. Do we succeed in learning and develop a
sense of industry or do we fail to learn and feel incompetent.
Stage 5 (age 12-19) - answer-:Identity v Identity Confusion. The main questions are "Who am I?
Where am I going? Do I have a unified sense of self?" You make decision about occupation,
beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
Stage 6 (age 19-35) - answer-:Intimacy v Isolation. The main questions are "Shall I share my life
with another? Can I form a committed relationship with another?" You determine who you are
with another human being, leading to satisfying intimacy or isolation and loneliness.
Stage 7 (age 35-60) - answer-:Generativity v Stagnation. The main questions are "Will I produce
something of value? Have I contributed?" We challenge ourselves to transmit something
positive to the next gen or we will feel stagnant.
, Stage 8 (60-DEATH) - answer-:Integrity v Despair. The main questions are "Have I lived a full
life?" Have you accepted your life (successes and failures) or fear death and feel empty.
Motivation - answer-:The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so
that our needs and wants are met.
Intrinsic Motivation - answer-:A person preforms an action that rewards them internally.
Extrinsic Motivation - answer-:A person preforms an action that effects them on the outside. An
example of this would be a person working to be rewarded with pay.
Instinct Approach - answer-:Motivation that assumes people are governed by instincts similar to
those of animals.
Drive - answer-:A psychological tension and physical arousal when there is a need to motivate
an organism to act to reduce the need.
Need - answer-:Requirement for survival (food or water).
Primary Drives - answer-:Involves needs of the body such as hunger or thirst.
Secondary (Acquired) Drives - answer-:These are learned through experience or conditioning,
such as the need for approval and money.
Drive Reduction Theory - answer-:This theory assumes behavior arises from needs that cause
internal drives to push the organism to satisfy those needs.
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025
Stage 1 (Babies) - answer-:Trust v Mistrust. Do we get the proper care from those we trust or do
we not get cared for and mistrust those who are suppose to care for us?
Stage 2 (Few months old) - answer-:Autonomy v Shame and Doubt. Do we gain independence
through control of our own actions or do we get blocked and develop a sense of shame for
failing?
Stage 3 (age 3-6) - answer-:Initiative v Guilt. Do we learn how to control or actions and
behaviors or do we fail and develop a sense of guilt and anxiousness?
Stage 4 (age 6-12) - answer-:Industry v Inferiority. Do we succeed in learning and develop a
sense of industry or do we fail to learn and feel incompetent.
Stage 5 (age 12-19) - answer-:Identity v Identity Confusion. The main questions are "Who am I?
Where am I going? Do I have a unified sense of self?" You make decision about occupation,
beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
Stage 6 (age 19-35) - answer-:Intimacy v Isolation. The main questions are "Shall I share my life
with another? Can I form a committed relationship with another?" You determine who you are
with another human being, leading to satisfying intimacy or isolation and loneliness.
Stage 7 (age 35-60) - answer-:Generativity v Stagnation. The main questions are "Will I produce
something of value? Have I contributed?" We challenge ourselves to transmit something
positive to the next gen or we will feel stagnant.
, Stage 8 (60-DEATH) - answer-:Integrity v Despair. The main questions are "Have I lived a full
life?" Have you accepted your life (successes and failures) or fear death and feel empty.
Motivation - answer-:The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so
that our needs and wants are met.
Intrinsic Motivation - answer-:A person preforms an action that rewards them internally.
Extrinsic Motivation - answer-:A person preforms an action that effects them on the outside. An
example of this would be a person working to be rewarded with pay.
Instinct Approach - answer-:Motivation that assumes people are governed by instincts similar to
those of animals.
Drive - answer-:A psychological tension and physical arousal when there is a need to motivate
an organism to act to reduce the need.
Need - answer-:Requirement for survival (food or water).
Primary Drives - answer-:Involves needs of the body such as hunger or thirst.
Secondary (Acquired) Drives - answer-:These are learned through experience or conditioning,
such as the need for approval and money.
Drive Reduction Theory - answer-:This theory assumes behavior arises from needs that cause
internal drives to push the organism to satisfy those needs.
