Development AP Psychology

According to Piaget, children come to understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ________ stage.

• sensorimotor
• preoperational
• concrete operational
• formal operational

According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:

• reason abstractly
• adhere to social norms
• distinguish between good and bad behaviors
• become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors

A 42-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:

• Idenitity vs. Role Confusion 

• Generativity vs. Stagnation

• Ego Integrity vs. Despair

• Industry vs. Inferiority

What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development?

• Preoperational
• Sensorimotor 
• Formal operational
• Concrete operational

During the Preoperational Stage...

• children begin to use logic
• focuses on motor skills
• the adolescent gains ability to formulate complicated verbal arguments
• language learning takes place

The Sensorimotor Stage focuses primarily on..

• motor skills
• language development
• understanding of others perspective
• understanding complex mathematics

An infant who has developed object permanence...

• is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
• will see all objects as being the same.
• knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
• cries when a wanted object is taken away.

Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .

• Trust
• Calling
• Identity
• Integrity

Audrey, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Audrey or fix her outfit, Audrey brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Audrey's behavior?

• Trust vs. Mistrust 

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

• Intiative vs. GUilt 

• Industry vs. Inferiority 

According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Generativity vs. Stagnation