AP Psychology Developmental Unit Exam Review

studied psychosocial development - life periods in which an individual's goal is to satisfy desires associated with social needs

• Piaget

• Erikson

• Kolhberg

• Vygotsky

studied children's cognitive development, developed a 4 stage theory

• Piaget

• Erikson

• Kohlberg

• Vygotsky

Behavior consists of simple motor responses to sensory stimuli; lacks concept of object permanence - 1st Stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory

• Sensorimotor

• Pre-Operational

• Concrete Operations

• Formal Operations

a child's realization that an object exists even when he or she cannot see or touch it

• Conservation

• Identification

• Egocentrism

• Object Permanence

the process of fitting objects and experiences into one's existing schemas

• Accomodation

• Assimilation

• Egocentrism

• Schema

a young child's inability to understand another person's perspective

• Egocentrism

• Identification

• Sublimation

• Assimilation

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.

If Jeremy begs for a new electronic gadget, his parents nearly always buy it for him. What type of family is this?

• Permissive
• Democratic
• Authoritarian
• Submissive

The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is . . .

• Childhood
• Maturation
• Puberty
• Aging

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

• Trust
• Calling
• Identity
• Integrity