Question 1

Which of the following was one of the findings in testing the principle of conservation?

Accepted Answer

A) To Piaget's surprise,four-year-old children recognized that a ball of clay rolled into a sausage shape still had the same amount of clay. 
B) A five-year-old child was able to recognize that when a subordinate class of objects is placed together with a larger class of the same type of object,the whole was larger than either group. 
C) Six- and seven-year-olds recognized that a ball of clay rolled into a sausage shape still had the same amount of clay. 
D) Piaget found that his research worked best if he used the same types of objects and asked the same questions of all of the children that he studied. 
A) To Piaget's surprise,four-year-old children recognized that a ball of clay rolled into a sausage shape still had the same amount of clay. 
B) A five-year-old child was able to recognize that when a subordinate class of objects is placed together with a larger class of the same type of object,the whole was larger than either group. 
C) Six- and seven-year-olds recognized that a ball of clay rolled into a sausage shape still had the same amount of clay. 
D) Piaget found that his research worked best if he used the same types of objects and asked the same questions of all of the children that he studied.

Question 2

Psychosocial is to ________ as psychoanalytic is to ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Psychosocial is to ________ as psychoanalytic is...

Question 3

In classical conditioning terms,a reflex is made up of what two components?

Accepted Answer

an unconditioned sti

Question 4

You find a wallet lying on the floor of your classroom.Everyone else has left and you are alone.Part of your personality wants to take the money that is in the wallet and part of your personality is telling you that it would wrong to do so.According to psychoanalytic theory,the part that is telling you that it would be wrong is your ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You find a wallet lying on the...

Question 5

Which of the following results in behaviors that are difficult to extinguish?

Accepted Answer

A) Negative reinforcement 
B) The application of conditioned stimuli 
C) Continuous reinforcement schedules 
D) Partial reinforcement schedules 
A) Negative reinforcement 
B) The application of conditioned stimuli 
C) Continuous reinforcement schedules 
D) Partial reinforcement schedules

Question 6

What would Vygotsky call a developmental level in a child's life when he or she is primed biologically and is socially ready to learn a new behavior?

Accepted Answer

the zone o

Question 7

Which of the following theorists is known for the development of sociocultural theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Albert Bandura 
D) Ivan Pavlov 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Albert Bandura 
D) Ivan Pavlov

Question 8

According to Freud's model of personality,which of the following best demonstrates the functioning of the id?

Accepted Answer

A) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" 
B) Restraining your desire to have a hot fudge sundae 
C) Stealing a CD because you really want it 
D) Planning to seduce a sexual partner 
A) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" 
B) Restraining your desire to have a hot fudge sundae 
C) Stealing a CD because you really want it 
D) Planning to seduce a sexual partner

Question 9

Jan likes to fix her own breakfast,but the milk carton is too heavy for her to manage on her own.Her mother pours milk into a special pump dispenser just for Jan.Which of the following has Jan's mother provided?

Accepted Answer

A) Concrete operations 
B) Scaffolding 
C) A zone of proximal development 
D) Accommodation 
A) Concrete operations 
B) Scaffolding 
C) A zone of proximal development 
D) Accommodation

Question 10

In looking at the relationship between heredity and IQ,which of the following is the most true?

Accepted Answer

A) Fraternal twins are more likely than identical twins to have similar IQs. 
B) Heredity appears to have the largest influence on childhood IQ scores and decreases with age. 
C) Contradicting earlier research findings,the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins is only approximately +0.2. 
D) Heredity appears to have the largest influence on adult IQ scores and this influence increases with age. 
A) Fraternal twins are more likely than identical twins to have similar IQs. 
B) Heredity appears to have the largest influence on childhood IQ scores and decreases with age. 
C) Contradicting earlier research findings,the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins is only approximately +0.2. 
D) Heredity appears to have the largest influence on adult IQ scores and this influence increases with age.

Question 11

Which of the following best defines generativity?

Accepted Answer

A) A sense of wanting to give back to society and future generations 
B) A sense of needing to make up for one's shortcomings 
C) The need to resolve a midlife crisis 
D) The need to establish intimate relationships 
A) A sense of wanting to give back to society and future generations 
B) A sense of needing to make up for one's shortcomings 
C) The need to resolve a midlife crisis 
D) The need to establish intimate relationships

Question 12

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Scheme 
B) Memory 
C) Reinforcement 
D) Sensorimotor skills 
A) Scheme 
B) Memory 
C) Reinforcement 
D) Sensorimotor skills

Question 13

According to Freud,the aspect of the personality that demands immediate gratification of sexual and aggressive impulses is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Freud,the aspect of the personality...

Question 14

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Accepted Answer

A) Special learning environments 
B) Stem cells 
C) Multiple births from independent zygotes 
D) Identical twins 
A) Special learning environments 
B) Stem cells 
C) Multiple births from independent zygotes 
D) Identical twins

Which of the following was one of the findings in testing the principle of conservation?

Psychosocial is to as psychoanalytic is to .

In classical conditioning terms,a reflex is made up of what two components?

Which of the following results in behaviors that are difficult to extinguish?

What would Vygotsky call a developmental level in a child's life when he or she is primed biologically and is socially ready to learn a new behavior?

Which of the following theorists is known for the development of sociocultural theory?

According to Freud's model of personality,which of the following best demonstrates the functioning of the id?

Jan likes to fix her own breakfast,but the milk carton is too heavy for her to manage on her own.Her mother pours milk into a special pump dispenser just for Jan.Which of the following has Jan's mother provided?

In looking at the relationship between heredity and IQ,which of the following is the most true?

Which of the following best defines generativity?

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

According to Freud,the aspect of the personality that demands immediate gratification of sexual and aggressive impulses is the ________.

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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Exam 2: Theories of Development

Which of the following was one of the findings in testing the principle of conservation?

Psychosocial is to ________ as psychoanalytic is to ________.

In classical conditioning terms,a reflex is made up of what two components?

Which of the following results in behaviors that are difficult to extinguish?

What would Vygotsky call a developmental level in a child's life when he or she is primed biologically and is socially ready to learn a new behavior?

Which of the following theorists is known for the development of sociocultural theory?

According to Freud's model of personality,which of the following best demonstrates the functioning of the id?

Jan likes to fix her own breakfast,but the milk carton is too heavy for her to manage on her own.Her mother pours milk into a special pump dispenser just for Jan.Which of the following has Jan's mother provided?

In looking at the relationship between heredity and IQ,which of the following is the most true?

Which of the following best defines generativity?

According to the principles of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,how you act at a party depends upon which of the following to guide and direct your behavior?

According to Freud,the aspect of the personality that demands immediate gratification of sexual and aggressive impulses is the ________.

Which of the following is particularly useful in research that is the focus of behavioral genetics?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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Psychosocial is to as psychoanalytic is to .