Unit 3 Test Developmental Psychology MidPoint

According to Erik Erikson, you develop your _______, a part of who you are, from your group memberships.

• self-interest
• social identity
• social self
• self-esteem
• self-consciousness

In many Western societies, it is common for many people to attend college and possibly live at home or in a dorm/apartment with roommates. You have not fully autonomous and are probably in this time period in your life.

• adulthood
• late adulthood
• emerging adulthood
• late adolescence
• role confusion

Which of the following is true of social relations during adolescents?

• As teens distance themselves from parents, peer relationships become more important
• High school girls who have the poorest relationships with their mothers have the most intense friendships with peers.
• Parental influence peaks during mid to late adolescence
• Most adolescents have serious disagreements with parents, leading to great social stress.
• Teens are generally more concerned with family relationships than peer relationships

According to Erikson, what is the primary developmental task for adolescents?

• Trust versus mistrust
• Initiative versus guilt
• Competence versus inferiority
• Identity vs role confusion
• Intimacy versus isolation

Kelly, a second grader, is having trouble with science. She is starting to do poorly in other subjects, because she feels she cannot master science. Based on Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, which stage is Kelly in?

• Autonomy versus shame and doubt
• Initiative versus guilt
• Competence versus inferiority
• Identity versus role confusion
• Intimacy versus isolation

Stan is a 2-year-old boy who is in the process of toilet training. When Stan urinates in the toilet, he has a sense of pride. If Stan urinates in his pants he runs and hides. According to Erikson, in which psychosocial stage is Stan?

• Autonomy versus shame and doubt
• Initiative versus guilt
• Competence versus inferiority
• Identity versus role confusion
• Intimacy versus isolation

According to Erikson, which of the following is a dominant goal of adulthood?

• Competence
• Generativity
• Performance
• Identity
• Connectedness

Which of the following is true of menopause?

• Both men and women experience menopause around the age of 50
• Men experience menopause around 50 years of age but women experience menopause around 65 years of age
• Women experience menopause around 50 years of ae, but men experience menopause around 65 years of age
• Women experience menopause around age 50, but men don't experience menopause
• Men experience menopause around the age of 65, but women don't experience menopause

The _______ is a culturally determined timetable for certain events such as having children and retirement?

• critical period
• menopause
• intimacy phase
• attachment stage
• social clock

What aspect of development did Jean Piaget's development theory focus on?

• social
• moral
• cognitive
• physical
• ego