ED PSYCH EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Erik Erikson's psychological theory is useful for teachers___. - Answers Because it suggests that
children play an active role in their own development.
The idea that personality development follows a predictable pattern with identifiable
benchmarks best reflects the ___. - Answers Epigenetic principle.
Erikson uses the epigenetic principle to hypothesize that personality development is related to
___. - Answers A series of interrelated stages of development, all of which have a critical period.
According to Erikson, personality growth occurs in eight stages that are characterized by ___. -
Answers The confrontation and resolution of various crises for better or worse.
*Which of the following most clearly describes a form of parental behavior that would lead to
desirable child development during the psychosocial stage Erikson described for two- and three-
year-olds? - Answers A parent encourages a child who is trying to learn new skills, while at the
same time providing support and supervision for her.
According to Erikson, teachers can help students between the ages of four and five develop in a
healthy fashion by ___. - Answers Giving them the freedom to explore and taking the time to
answer questions.
You have decided that the students in your kindergarten class will no longer be allowed to
participate in unstructured play or imagination activities. These types of activities, in your
opinion, are a waste of learning time and have no place in a solid curriculum. Your thoughts
largely ignore the need to resolve which of the following psychosocial crises? - Answers
Initiative versus guilt.
Which of the following classroom practices would be most appropriate for children at Erikson's
stage of industry versus inferiority? - Answers Placing completed assignments in each student's
Successful Work folder.
Rhonda, a sixth grader, loves to work in her father's wood shop crafting items that she designs.
Often, however, when she approaches her father about letting her work with him, he dismisses
her requests and tells her that she should "help your mother in the kitchen and stay out of my
way." According to Erikson, Rhonda ___. - Answers Is at risk of developing feelings of inferiority.
According to Erikson, if Robert has successfully resolved the psychosocial crisis of adolescence,
he is now able to ___. - Answers View himself as having a meaningful role in life.
Brian is an only child whose father is a president of a large corporation, while his mother is a
lawyer at a busy law firm. Brian has always enjoyed the company of other children partly, he
believes, because he wasn't around children much except at school. He is particularly intrigued
with young children's development and is thinking of majoring in early-childhood education in
, college. His parents are not happy with Brian's decision, and his father puts a great deal of
pressure on him to major in business or pre-law. Brian isn't sure what to do. His situation is an
example of ___. - Answers Role confusion.
Which of the following is most likely to promote a sense of industry among students? - Answers
Create reasonable performance standards and communicate those standards to students.
As described by Erikson, a psychosocial moratorium ___. - Answers Should be a period of
postponing commitment.
In an attempt to scientifically validate Erikson's notions about identity, Marcia interviewed
youths about their ___. - Answers Career goals, religious beliefs, and sexual attitudes.
Sarah, though she prefers dance to medicine, is a medical student because her parents have
always dreamed of having a "Dr. Daughter." She is certain that medicine is the right career for
her because her parents have supported that notion. Sarah would be classified by Marcia as
which of the following types? - Answers Foreclosure.
Sam began his academic career as a history major and, during his first semester, changed to
archaeology. He is currently a media-arts students with a C- average. When asked about his
mediocre grades he indicated that he has a difficult time paying attention in class because he
loves to daydream. All twelve of his ex-girlfriends say that he is an anxious soul who is uncertain
of his future. James Marcia would most likely say that Sam's identity status is ___. - Answers
Moratorium.
According to Marcia, what identity status is usually the last to emerge developmentally? -
Answers Identity achievment.
Erikson's theory holds that adolescents create an identity for themselves by actively exploring
alternative beliefs, career options, and interpersonal relationships, and then making a choice.
This contention appears to be ___. - Answers An accurate description of identity formation in
certain societies.
Eight-year-old Elizabeth is given a butterfly net for her birthday. She spends hours and hours
capturing all kinds of creatures: butterflies, moths, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, aphids, and
pill bugs, to name a few. She notices that some of the creatures have six legs and some have
eight. She also notices that some have hard covers over their wings and others don't. She takes
note of these differences and begins to separate her creatures according to the differences she
notes. Which of the following, according to Piaget, is the process in which Elizabeth is engaging?
- Answers Organization.
Based on what he has seen at the circus, Larry came to believe that all elephants were docile.
Recently, on his first African safari, he approached an elephant with the intention of petting it.
Sensing Larry's presence, the elephant wheeled around and proceeded to charge. Larry must
now adjust his elephant behavior scheme. According to Piaget, Larry must ___. - Answers Adapt.
Erik Erikson's psychological theory is useful for teachers___. - Answers Because it suggests that
children play an active role in their own development.
The idea that personality development follows a predictable pattern with identifiable
benchmarks best reflects the ___. - Answers Epigenetic principle.
Erikson uses the epigenetic principle to hypothesize that personality development is related to
___. - Answers A series of interrelated stages of development, all of which have a critical period.
According to Erikson, personality growth occurs in eight stages that are characterized by ___. -
Answers The confrontation and resolution of various crises for better or worse.
*Which of the following most clearly describes a form of parental behavior that would lead to
desirable child development during the psychosocial stage Erikson described for two- and three-
year-olds? - Answers A parent encourages a child who is trying to learn new skills, while at the
same time providing support and supervision for her.
According to Erikson, teachers can help students between the ages of four and five develop in a
healthy fashion by ___. - Answers Giving them the freedom to explore and taking the time to
answer questions.
You have decided that the students in your kindergarten class will no longer be allowed to
participate in unstructured play or imagination activities. These types of activities, in your
opinion, are a waste of learning time and have no place in a solid curriculum. Your thoughts
largely ignore the need to resolve which of the following psychosocial crises? - Answers
Initiative versus guilt.
Which of the following classroom practices would be most appropriate for children at Erikson's
stage of industry versus inferiority? - Answers Placing completed assignments in each student's
Successful Work folder.
Rhonda, a sixth grader, loves to work in her father's wood shop crafting items that she designs.
Often, however, when she approaches her father about letting her work with him, he dismisses
her requests and tells her that she should "help your mother in the kitchen and stay out of my
way." According to Erikson, Rhonda ___. - Answers Is at risk of developing feelings of inferiority.
According to Erikson, if Robert has successfully resolved the psychosocial crisis of adolescence,
he is now able to ___. - Answers View himself as having a meaningful role in life.
Brian is an only child whose father is a president of a large corporation, while his mother is a
lawyer at a busy law firm. Brian has always enjoyed the company of other children partly, he
believes, because he wasn't around children much except at school. He is particularly intrigued
with young children's development and is thinking of majoring in early-childhood education in
, college. His parents are not happy with Brian's decision, and his father puts a great deal of
pressure on him to major in business or pre-law. Brian isn't sure what to do. His situation is an
example of ___. - Answers Role confusion.
Which of the following is most likely to promote a sense of industry among students? - Answers
Create reasonable performance standards and communicate those standards to students.
As described by Erikson, a psychosocial moratorium ___. - Answers Should be a period of
postponing commitment.
In an attempt to scientifically validate Erikson's notions about identity, Marcia interviewed
youths about their ___. - Answers Career goals, religious beliefs, and sexual attitudes.
Sarah, though she prefers dance to medicine, is a medical student because her parents have
always dreamed of having a "Dr. Daughter." She is certain that medicine is the right career for
her because her parents have supported that notion. Sarah would be classified by Marcia as
which of the following types? - Answers Foreclosure.
Sam began his academic career as a history major and, during his first semester, changed to
archaeology. He is currently a media-arts students with a C- average. When asked about his
mediocre grades he indicated that he has a difficult time paying attention in class because he
loves to daydream. All twelve of his ex-girlfriends say that he is an anxious soul who is uncertain
of his future. James Marcia would most likely say that Sam's identity status is ___. - Answers
Moratorium.
According to Marcia, what identity status is usually the last to emerge developmentally? -
Answers Identity achievment.
Erikson's theory holds that adolescents create an identity for themselves by actively exploring
alternative beliefs, career options, and interpersonal relationships, and then making a choice.
This contention appears to be ___. - Answers An accurate description of identity formation in
certain societies.
Eight-year-old Elizabeth is given a butterfly net for her birthday. She spends hours and hours
capturing all kinds of creatures: butterflies, moths, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, aphids, and
pill bugs, to name a few. She notices that some of the creatures have six legs and some have
eight. She also notices that some have hard covers over their wings and others don't. She takes
note of these differences and begins to separate her creatures according to the differences she
notes. Which of the following, according to Piaget, is the process in which Elizabeth is engaging?
- Answers Organization.
Based on what he has seen at the circus, Larry came to believe that all elephants were docile.
Recently, on his first African safari, he approached an elephant with the intention of petting it.
Sensing Larry's presence, the elephant wheeled around and proceeded to charge. Larry must
now adjust his elephant behavior scheme. According to Piaget, Larry must ___. - Answers Adapt.
