Vocab 301-350

Question 1

The sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death

Answer 1

Development

Question 2

The average age at which individuals display various behaviors and abilities

Answer 2

Developmental Norms

Question 3

The first phase of prenatal development, encompassing the first two weeks after conception

Answer 3

Germinal Stage

Question 4

The second stage of prenatal development, lasting from two weeks until the end of the second month

Answer 4

Embryonic Stage

Question 5

The third stage of prenatal development, lasting from two months through birth

Answer 5

Fetal Stage

Question 6

Twins that result from two eggs being simultaneously fertilized by two different sperm cells

Answer 6

Fraternal Twins
Dizygotic Twins

Question 7

Twins that emerge from one zygote that splits for unknown reasons

Answer 7

Identical Twins
Monozygotic Twins

Question 8

Sexual maturation; the end of childhood and the point when reproduction is first possible

Answer 8

Puberty

Question 9

The first menstrual period

Answer 9

Menarche

Question 10

Period during which males achieve first ejaculation

Answer 10

Spermarche

Question 11

Uneven growth of body parts during adolescence

Answer 11

Asynchrony

Question 12

Combining traditionally male and female traits

Answer 12

Androgynous

Question 13

The biological event in which a women’s production of sex hormones is sharply reduced

Answer 13

Menopause

Question 14

A close, emotional band of affection between infants and their caregivers

Answer 14

Attachment

Question 15

A child has a caregiver who is insensitive and rejecting of their needs. The child does not seek contact with the attachment figure when distressed

Answer 15

Insecure Avoidant

Question 16

A child experiences an inconsistent level of response to their needs from the primary caregiver. The child fails to develop any feelings of security from the attachment figure. They exhibit difficulty moving away from the attachment figure to explore new surroundings.

Answer 16

Insecure Ambivalent

Question 17

At what stage of Cognitive Development does a child lack object permanence?

Answer 17

Sensorimotor

Question 18

At what stage of Cognitive Development does a child exhibit egocentric thinking?

Answer 18

Pre-Operational

Question 19

At what stage of Cognitive Development does a child understand the concept of conservation?

Answer 19

Concrete Operations

Question 20

At what stage of Cognitive Development does a child exhibit abstract thinking?

Answer 20

Formal Operations

Question 21

At what level of Moral Development does a person adhere to Universal Ethic Principles?

Answer 21

Post Conventional

Question 22

A 1-year-old would be in what stage of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 22

Oral

Question 23

A 2-year-old would be in what stage of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 23

Anal

Question 24

A 5-year-old would be in what stage of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 24

Phallic

Question 25

An 8-year-old would be in what stage of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 25

Latency

Question 26

A 15-year-old would be in what stage of Psychosexual Development?

Answer 26

Genital

Question 27

According to Freud, failure to move forward from one psychosexual stage to another as expected is what?

Answer 27

Fixation

Question 28

If weaned too early or too late, babies may fail to resolve the conflicts of this stage and develop what?

Answer 28

Oral Fixation

Question 29

Before people were diagnosed with OCD, they would be described by a Freudian psychologist as having what?

Answer 29

Anal Fixation

Question 30

During the Phallic Stage, a boy might develop what kind of complex?

Answer 30

Oedipus Complex

Question 31

During the Phallic Stage, a girl might develop what kind of complex?

Answer 31

Electra Complex

Question 32

Freud believed boys fear that if they misbehaved, their fathers would cut their penises off. What is this called?

Answer 32

Castration Anxiety

Question 33

Karen Horney, a feminist psychoanalytic psychologist, believed Freud was sexist. Horney suggested men suffer from jealousy of women's reproductive capabilities. Horney called this what?

Answer 33

Womb Envy

Question 34

Stage 1: Trust vs. __________

Answer 34

Mistrust

Question 35

Stage 2: Autonomy vs. ___________

Answer 35

Shame and Doubt

Question 36

Stage 3: Initiative vs. __________

Answer 36

Guilt

Question 37

Stage 4: Industry vs. __________

Answer 37

Inferiority

Question 38

Stage 5: Identity vs. __________

Answer 38

Role Confusion

Question 39

Stage 6: Intimacy vs. __________

Answer 39

Isolation

Question 40

Stage 7: Generativity vs. __________

Answer 40

Stagnation

Question 41

Stage 8: Integrity vs. __________

Answer 41

Despair

Question 42

Seriously considering identity issues, but no commitment yet

Answer 42

Identity Moratorium

Question 43

Have made a firm commitment on identity issues based on the suggestion of others

Answer 43

Identity Foreclosure

Question 44

Have not given any thought to identity issues

Answer 44

Identity Confused

Question 45

Have freely committed to important identity issues

Answer 45

Identity Achievement

Question 46

A verbal error that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious wish or thought

Answer 46

A Freudian Slip

Question 47

Psychoanalytic technique in which the therapist interprets the symbolic meaning of the client's dreams

Answer 47

Dream Analysis

Question 48

The actual content of a dream

Answer 48

Manifest Content

Question 49

The symbolic content of a dream

Answer 49

Latent Content

Question 50

Psychoanalytic technique in which clients spontaneously express their thoughts and feelings exactly as they occur, with as little censorship as possible

Answer 50

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