Chapter 3 Flashcards

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In Freudian theory instincts are emphasized. Erik Erikson is an ego psychologist. Ego psychologists:
A. Emphasize id processes
B. refute he concept of the superego
C. Believe in man’s power of reasoning to control behavior
D. Are sometimes known as radical behaviorists

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C. Believe in man’s powers of reasoning to control behavior

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Freud's stages are psychosexual while Erik Erikson's stages are:
A.  Psychometric
B.  psychodiagnostic
c.  Psychopharmacological
D.  Psychosocial
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D. Psychosocial

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The only psychoanalyst who created a development theory which encompasses the entire life span was:
A.  Erik Erikson
B.  Milton H Erickson
C.  A A Brill
D.  Jean Piaget
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A. Erik Erikson

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The statement “the ego is dependent on the id,” would most likely reflect the work of
A. Erik Erikson
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Jay Haley
D. Arnold Lazarus William perry Robert kegan

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B. Sigmund Freud

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Jean Piaget’s theory has four stages. The correct order from stage 1-4 is:
A. Formal operations, concrete operations, preoperations, sensorimotor
B. formal operations, preoperations, concrete operations, sensorimotor
C. Sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
D. Concrete operations, sensorimotor, preoperations, formal operations

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C. Sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations

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Some behavioral scientists have been critical of the Swiss child psychologist Jean Piaget’s development research in as much as:
A. He utilized the t test too frequently
B. he failed to check for type 1 or alpha errors
C. He worked primarily with minority children
D. His findings were often derived from observing his own children

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D. His findings were often derived from observing his own children

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A tall skinny pitcher of water is emptied into a small squatty pitcher.    A child indicates that she feels the small pitcher has less water.  The child has not yet mastered:
A.  Symbolic schema
B.  conservation 
C.  Androgynous psychosocial issues
D. Trust versus mistrust
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B. conservative

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In Piagetian literature, conversation would most likely refer to
A. Volume or mass
B. defenses if the ego
C. The sensorimotor intelligence stage
D. A specific psychosexual stage of life

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A. Volume or mass

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A child masters conservation in the Piagetian stage known as
A. Formal operations-12 years old
B. concrete operations-7-11 years old
C. Preoperations-2-7 years old
D. Sensorimotor intelligence-birth -2 years

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B. concrete operations 7-11 years old

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of moral development.
A. Erik Erikson
B. the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky
C.  Lawrence Kohlberg
D.  John B Watson
A

C. Lawrence Kohlberg

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According to Piaget, a child masters the concept of reversibility in the third stage, known as concrete operations or concrete operational thought. This notion suggests
A. That heavier objects are more difficult for a child to lift
B. The child is ambidextrous
C. The child is more cognizant of mass than weight
D. One can undo an action, hence an object can return to its initial shape

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D. One can undo an action, hence an object can return to its initial shape.

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During a thunderstorm, a 6-year old child in Piaget's stage of preoperational thought (stage 2) says, "the rain is following me." This is an example of
A.  Egocentrism
B.  Conservation
C.  Centration
D.  Abstract thought
A

A. Egocentrism

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Lawrence Kohlberg suggested
A.  a single level of morality
b.  two levels of morality
C.  three levels of morality
d.  preoperational thought as the basis for all morality
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C. three levels of morality

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The Heinz story is to Kohlberg’s theory as
A. a brick is to a house
b. Freud is to Jung
C. the Menninger Clinic is to biofeedback
d. a typing test is to the level of typing skill mastered

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D. a typing test is to the level of typing skill mastered

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The term identity crisis comes from the work of
A. counselors who stress RS involvement issues with clients
B. Erickson
C. Adler
D. Jung

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B. Erikson

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Kohlberg’s three levels of morality are
A. preconventional, conventional, postconventional
b. formal, Performa, self accepted
C. self accepted other directed authority directed
d. preconventional, formal, authority directed

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A. preconventional, conventional, postconventional

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Trust versus mistrust is
A. an Adlerian notion of morality
b. Erik Erickson’s first stage of psychosocial development
C. essentially equivalent to Piaget’s concept of egocentrism
d. the basis of morality according to Kohlberg

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B. Erik Erickson’s first stage of psychosocial development

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A person who has successfully mastered Erickson's first seven stages would be ready to enter Erickson's final or eighth stage
A.  generativity vs stagnation
b.  initiative vs guilt
C. identity crisis of the later years
d.  integrity vs despair
A

D. integrity vs dispair

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In Kohlberg's first or preconventional level, the individual's moral behavior is guided by
A.  psychosexual urges
b.  consequences
C.  periodic fugue states
d.  counterconditioning
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b. consequences

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Kohlberg’s second level of morality is known as conventional morality. This level is characterized by
A. psychosexual urges
b. a desire to live up to society’s expectations
C. a desire to conform
d. b and c

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D. b and c

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Kohlberg’s highest level of morality is termed postconventional morality. Here the individual
A. must truly contend with psychosexual urges
b. has the so-called “good boy/girl” orientation
C. has self imposed morals and ethics
d. a and b

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C. has self imposed morals and ethics

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According to Kohlberg, level 3, which is postconventional or self-accepted moral principles
A. refers to Native Hedonism
b. operates on the premise that rewards guide morals
C. a and b
D. is the highest level of morality. However, some people never reach this level.

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D. is the highest level of morality. However, some people never reach this level.

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The zone of proximal development
A.  was pioneered by Lev Vygotsky
B.  was pioneered by Piaget and Kohlberg
C.  emphasized organ inferiority
D.  a, b and c
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A. was pioneered by Lev Vygotsky

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Freud and Erickson
A. could be classified as behaviorists
B. could be classified as maturationists
C. agreed that developmental stages are psychosexual
D. were prime movers in the biofeedback movement

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B. could be classified as maturationists

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John Bowlby’s name is most closely associated with
A. the work of psychologist and pediatrician, Arnold Gesell, a maturationist
B. developmental stage theories
C. bonding and attachment
D. the unconscious mind

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C. bonding and attachment

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In which Eriksonian stage does the midlife crisis occur?
A. generativity versus stagnation
b. integrity versus despair
C. a and b
D. Erickson’s stages do not address midlife issues

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A. generativity versus stagnation

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The researcher who is well known for his work with maternal deprivation and isolation in rhesus monkeys is 
A.  Harry Harlow
B.  John Bowlby
C.  Lawrence Kohlberg
D.  all of the above
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A. Harry Harlow

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The statement; “males are better than females when performing mathematical calculations” is
A. false
B. true due to a genetic flaw commonly found in women
C. true only in middle-eyed men
D. true according to research by Maccoby and Jacklin

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D. true according to research by Maccoby and Jacklin

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The Eriksonian stage that focuses heavily on sharing your life with another person is
A. actually the major theme in all of Erickson’s eight stages
B. generativity versus stagnation–ages 35 to 60
C. intimacy versus isolation–23 to 34
D. a critical factor Erickson fails to mention

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C. intimacy versus isolation–23 to 34

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We often refer to individuals as conformists. Which of these individuals would most likely conform to his or her peers?
1. A 19 year old male college student
B. 23 year old male drummer in a rock band
C. a 57 year old female stockbroker
D. a 13 year old male middle school student

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D. a 13 year old male middle school student

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In Harry Harlow’s experiments with baby monkeys
A. a wire mother was favored by most young monkeys over a terry cloth version
B. the baby monkey was more likely to cling to a terry cloth mother surrogate than a wire surrogate mother
C. female monkeys had a tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol
D. male monkeys had a tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol

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B. the baby monkey was more likely to cling to a terry cloth mother surrogate than a wire surrogate mother

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Freud postulated postulated psychosexual stages
A. id, ego, and superhero
B. oral , anal, phallic, latency, and genital
C. Eros, thanatos, regression, and superhero
D. manifest, latent, oral and phallic

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B. oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

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In adolescence
A. females commit suicide more than males
B. suicide is a concern but statistically very rare
C. the teens who talk about suicide are not serious
D. males commit suicide more often than females, but females attempt suicide more often

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D. males commit suicide more often than females, but females attempt suicide more often

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In the general population
A. the suicide rate is 2/100,000
B. suicide occurs at the beginning of a depressive episode, but rarely after the depression lifts
C. suicide rates tend to increase with age
D. B and C

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C. Suicide rates tend to increase with age

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The fear of death
A. is greatest during middle age
B. is an almost exclusively male phenomenon
C. is the number one psychiatric problem in the geriatric years
D. surprisingly enough occurs in the teen years

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A. is greatest during middle age

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In Freudian theory, attachment is a major factor
A. in the preconscious mind
B. in the mind of the child in latency
C. which evolves primarily during the oral age
D. a and b

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C. which evolves primarily during the oral age

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When comparing girls to boys, it could be noted that
A. girls gown up to smile more
B. girls are using more feeling words by age 2
C. girls are better able to read people without verbal cues at any age
D. all of the above

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D. all of the above

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The Freudian developmental stage which "least" emphasizes sexuality is 
A.  oral
B.  anal
C.  phallic
D.  latency
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D. latency

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In terms of parenting young children
A.  boys are punished more than girls 
B.  girls are punished more than boys
C.  boys and girls are treated in a similar fashion
D.  boys show more caregiver behavior
A

A. boys are punished more than girls

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When developmental theorists speak of nature or nurture they really mean
A. how much heredity or environment interact to influence development
B. the focus is skewed in favor of biological attributes
C. a and b
D. a theory proposed by Skinners colleagues

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A. how much heredity or environment interact to influence development

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Stage theorists assume
A. qualitative changes between stages occur
B. differences surely exist but usually can’t be measured
C. that humanistic psychology is the only model which truly supports the stage viewpoint
d. b and c

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A. qualitative changes between stages occur

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Development
A. begins at birth
B. begins during the first trimester of pregnancy
C. is a continuous process which begins at conception
D. a and c

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C. is a continuous process which begins at conception

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Development is cephalocaudal , which means
A. foot to head
B. head to foot
C. limbs receive the highest level of nourishment
D. b and c

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B. head to foot

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Heredity
A. assumes the normal person has 23 pairs of chromosomes
B. assumes that heredity characteristics are transmitted by chromosomes
C. assumes genes composed of DNA hold a genetic code
D. all of the above

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D. all of the above

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Piaget’s final stage is known as the formal operational stage. In this stage
A. abstract thinking emerges
B. problems can be solved using deduction
C. a and b
D. the child has mastered abstract thinking but still feels helpless

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C. a and b

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Kohlberg lists \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_stages of moral development which fall into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_levels.
A.  6,3
B.  6,6
C.  3,6
D.  3,3
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A. 6,3

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A person who lives by his or her individual conscience and universal ethical principles
A. has, according to Kohlberg, reached the highest stage of moral development.
B. is in the preconventional level
C. is in the postconventional level of self-accepted moral principles
D. a and c

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D. a and c

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Freud’s Oedipus Complex
A. is the stage in which fantasies of sexual relations with the opposite parent occur.
B. occurs during the phallic stage
C. a and b
D. is a concept Freud ultimately eliminated from his theory

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C. a and b

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In girls the Oedipus complex may be referred to as
A.  systematic desensitization
B.  covert desensitization
C.  in vivo desensitization
D.  the Electra complex
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D. the Electra complex

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The correct order of the Freudian psychosexual stages is:
A. oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
B. oral, anal, genital, phallic, and latency
C. oral, phallic, latency, genital, and anal
D. phallic, genital, latency, oral, and anal

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a. oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital

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Gibson researched the matter of depth perception in children by utilizing
A. Piaget’s concept of conservation
B. Erik Erikson’s trust versus mistrust paradigm
C. Piaget’s formal operations
D. a visual cliff

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D. a visual ciff

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Theorists who believe that development merely consists of quantitative changes are referred to as
A.  organismic theorists
B.  statistical developmentalists
C.  empiricists
D.  all of the above
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C. empiricists

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An empiricist view of development would be
a. psychometric
B. Behavioristic
C. against the use of formal statistical testing
D. a and c

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B. behavioristic

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In the famous experiment by Harlow, frightened monkeys raised via cloth and wire mothers
A. showed marked borderline personality traits
B. surprisingly enough became quite friendly
C. demonstrated a distinct lack of emotion
D. ran over and clung to the cloth and wire surrogate mothers

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D. ran over and clung to the cloth and wire surrogate mothers

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A theorist who views developmental changes as quantitative is said to be an empiricist.  The antithesis of this position holds that developmental strides are qualitative.  What is the name given to this position?
A.  behaviorism
B.  organicism
C.  statistical developmentalism
D. all of the above
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B. organicism

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In Piaget's developmental theory, reflexes play the greatest role in the
A.  sensorimotor stage
B.  formal operational stage
C.  Preoperational stage
D.  acquisition of conservation
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A. sensorimotor stage

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A mother hides a toy behind her back and a young child does not believe the toy exists anymore.  The child has not mastered 
A.  object permanence 
B.  reflexive response
C.  representational thought
D.  a and c
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D. a and c

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The schema of permanency and constancy of objects occurs in the
A. sensorimotor stage-birth to 2 years
B. preoperational stage-2-7 years
C. concrete operational stage-7-12 years
D. formal operational stage–12 years and beyond

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A. sensorimotor stage-birth to 2 years

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John Bowlby has asserted that
A. attachment is not instinctual
B. attachment is best explained via Skinnerian principle
C. a and b
D. conduct disorders and other forms of psychopathology can result from inadequate attachment and bonding in early childhood

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D. conduct disorders and other forms of psychopathology can result from inadequate attachment and bonding in early childhood