Question 1

Evaluations of Piaget's theory have suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children are passive participants in their cognitive development 
B)  his stages are not as rigid as he proposed 
C)  cognitive development should not be divided into subareas for research 
D)  the order in which cognitive skills are acquired is not affected by culture 
A)  children are passive participants in their cognitive development 
B)  his stages are not as rigid as he proposed 
C)  cognitive development should not be divided into subareas for research 
D)  the order in which cognitive skills are acquired is not affected by culture

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages,according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  projection, fixation, displacement, genital 
B)  anal, oral, latency, phallic, genital 
C)  sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal 
D)  oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital 
A)  projection, fixation, displacement, genital 
B)  anal, oral, latency, phallic, genital 
C)  sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal 
D)  oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

Question 3

Under what conditions is the mother most likely to enforce rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the father is absent or unresponsive to the infraction 
B)  there is no difference between daughter and son 
C)  when the daughter engages in dangerous behavior 
D)  when the son engages in dangerous behavior 
A)  when the father is absent or unresponsive to the infraction 
B)  there is no difference between daughter and son 
C)  when the daughter engages in dangerous behavior 
D)  when the son engages in dangerous behavior

Question 4

The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A)  continue into adolescence and adulthood 
B)  are less severe than fetal alcohol effect 
C)  tend to lessen in adulthood 
D)  are reduced by vitamin therapy 
A)  continue into adolescence and adulthood 
B)  are less severe than fetal alcohol effect 
C)  tend to lessen in adulthood 
D)  are reduced by vitamin therapy

Question 5

Two-year-old Jeremy is cautious,tentative,and shy in new situations.Jeremy would be considered a(n)____ child.

Accepted Answer

A)  unemotional 
B)  inhibited 
C)  uninhibited 
D)  problem 
A)  unemotional 
B)  inhibited 
C)  uninhibited 
D)  problem

Question 6

Gender identity refers to the traditional or stereotypical behaviors associated with males and females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Recent research has shown that child abuse can affect brain development.What is one finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  The myelin surrounding neurons starts to deteriorate. 
B)  The prefrontal cortex's ability to make rational decisions becomes impaired. 
C)  The amygdala becomes more active, even in unemotional situations. 
D)  There is a reduction in brain areas involved in processing emotional cues. 
A)  The myelin surrounding neurons starts to deteriorate. 
B)  The prefrontal cortex's ability to make rational decisions becomes impaired. 
C)  The amygdala becomes more active, even in unemotional situations. 
D)  There is a reduction in brain areas involved in processing emotional cues.

Question 8

Social role theory stresses learning gender roles because of ____,while cognitive developmental theory emphasizes ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  child-parent conflict; outside pressure 
B)  cognitive rules; social variables 
C)  outside pressure; cognitive rules 
D)  biological influences; cognitive rules 
A)  child-parent conflict; outside pressure 
B)  cognitive rules; social variables 
C)  outside pressure; cognitive rules 
D)  biological influences; cognitive rules

Evaluations of Piaget's theory have suggested that:

Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages,according to Freud?

Under what conditions is the mother most likely to enforce rules?

The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome:

Two-year-old Jeremy is cautious,tentative,and shy in new situations.Jeremy would be considered a(n)____ child.

Gender identity refers to the traditional or stereotypical behaviors associated with males and females.

Recent research has shown that child abuse can affect brain development.What is one finding?

Social role theory stresses learning gender roles because of ,while cognitive developmental theory emphasizes .

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Evaluations of Piaget's theory have suggested that:

Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages,according to Freud?

Under what conditions is the mother most likely to enforce rules?

The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome:

Two-year-old Jeremy is cautious,tentative,and shy in new situations.Jeremy would be considered a(n)____ child.

Gender identity refers to the traditional or stereotypical behaviors associated with males and females.

Recent research has shown that child abuse can affect brain development.What is one finding?

Social role theory stresses learning gender roles because of ____,while cognitive developmental theory emphasizes ____.

Discovering Psychology

Psychology and Science

Brains Building Blocks

Incredible Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Sleep and Dreams

Hypnosis and Drugs

Classical Conditioning

Operant and Cognitive Approaches

Types of Memory

Remembering and Forgetting

Intelligence

Thought and Language

Motivation

Emotion

Infancy Childhood Part II

Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

Health,stress and Coping

Assessment and Anxiety Disorders

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Therapies

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Extenssion: Social Cognition and Behavior

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Social role theory stresses learning gender roles because of ,while cognitive developmental theory emphasizes .