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WorksheetsDevelopmental Psychology Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 19mins
infants basic needs are met, they develop
Toddlers – They wish to do things on their own, or they’re ashamed
Teens test different roles, or they’re confused about who they are.
They look back on their lives and either see a sense of worth or failure.
A straight A student turned party goer shows what stage
Trust vs Mistrust
Identity vs Role Confusion
Generativity vs Stagnation
Industry vs Inferiority
According to Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development, which stage describes a child who needs to learn important academic skills and compare favorably with peers in school to achieve competence?
Trust vs Mistrust
Identity vs Role Confusion
Initiative vs Guilt
Industry vs Inferiority
How many psychological stages did Erikson believed that people move through during the lifespan?
8
10
4
12
Toddlers – They wish to do things on their own, or they’re ashamed
Which is an example of the initiative vs. guilt stage?
An infant chewing on a teething ring
A preschooler insisting on picking out her own clothes, no matter how mismatched they are
A middle-schooler completing a challenging math assignment
A teenager trying out new fashions and hairstyles
A 38-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:
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
Industry vs. Inferiority
The crisis that arises in young adulthood is concerned with:
Trust vs. Mistrust
Integrity vs. Despair
Industry vs. Inferiority
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Which of the individual's below is in the identity versus confusion stage?
If a child struggles to do well in school, what problem might emerge?
Struggle with feelings of inferiority
Experience a sense of guilt
Develop a poor self-identity
Begin to mistrust the people around him
Jack is in preschool and loves to be the snack helper. Jack sets the table and passes out the snack without being told by the teacher. What stage is Jack in?
Industry vs. inferiority
Initiative vs. guilt
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Generativity vs. Stagnation
The argument over the relative contributions of heredity and environment in the development of various behaviors and personality traits is known as which of the following controversies?
Continuous versus discrete
Nature v. Nurture
Active versus passive
Critical period versus sensitive period
Ages v. Stages
Shaquille is 25 years old and is actively dating in order to find someone to settle down with. Which of the following theorists would best be able to explain Shaquille’s behavior?
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
Carol Gilligan
Sigmund Freud
B. F. Skinner
Bobby is seventeen and has been engaging in risky behaviors, such as reckless driving, skipping class, and breaking curfew. Which of the following is an explanation for Bobby's actions that most psychologists support?
Bobby is still developing new neural connections in his brain.
Bobby is rebelling against his peers because he feels left out.
Bobby’s temperament makes him prone to risk-taking behavior.
Bobby’s parents have an authoritative parenting style.
Bobby is depressed, as most adolescents are.
A child reading a book points to a picture on the page and calls to his mother in another room and says, “Mommy, who’s in this picture?” He expects that she will know what he is pointing at, even though she cannot see it. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this example?
Animism
Assimilation
Conservation
Egocentrism
Object Permanence
Which of the following scenarios best describes what Erik Erikson thought someone might experience in early adulthood?
Frances was a good student who socialized mostly with other good students, but recently she has started socializing with a different crowd and places less importance on her grades.
Liz has tried to do things independently but has not been successful, so now she feels bad about herself.
Mohammed has dated a few people but has not been very successful, so he has decided to give up on dating.
Thomas has a difficult time trusting people.
Jazmin feels like she is unfulfilled and living a mundane life.
What was Harry Harlow’s experiment?
Testing children’s ability to understand conservationism
Testing children’s reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment
Testing monkeys’ ability to understand conservationism
Testing monkeys’ reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment
The field of psychology that studies physical, perceptual, cognitive, and psychosomatic changes across the life span is known as _______ psychology
Clinical
Developmental
Social
Biological
Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage in which success is achieved by having a secure social attachment with a caregiver is known as
Intimacy v Isolation
Identity v Confusion
Trust v Mistrust
Integrity v Despair
Ryan is 6 months old. His mom is playing peek a boo with him and every time she covers her face he believes it is gone. This is because Ryan lacks _____________. Which he will not have until 12 months of age.
Law of Conservation
Object Permanence
Egocentric
Animism
A substance that adversely effects prenatal development is called _____________?
Teratogen
Phenotype
Specificity
Amniocentesis
An infant’s response to turn and suck when touched on face is which reflex?
Babinski
Imprinting
Rooting
Attachment
Point in development in which a person will best learn a particular skill or behavior
Attachment
Imprinting
Egocentricity
Critical Period
Children of Authoritative Parents often grow up to be…?
Achievement Orientated
Depressed
Lazy
Dependent on others
Inability to see another person’s point of view, one dimensional thinking
Animism
Egocentric
Maturation
Assimilation
According to Piaget, people reach cognitive maturity during what stage? (the stage you're currently in now)
Pre conventional
Formal Operational
Sensorimotor
Conventional
Children with secure attachments usually are _____________ in romantic relationships
Distant
Clingy
Trusting
Skeptical and Non-Trusting
What is the Pre-Frontal Cortex Responsible for?
Planning, Setting Priorities, Judgment, Impulse Control
Judgment, Relationships, Nervous System, Planning
Impulse control, Anger, Love, Emotions
Talking,, Setting Priorities, Judgement, Planning
At what stage/age are you in your physical peak?
Late Adulthood
Childhood
Young adulthood
Middle adulthood
The disease causes severe memory loss, dementia, and loss of language. It can also lead to death.
Alzheimer's
Heart attack
Cancer
Dementia
_____________________ is the end of a women's menstruation/period.
Menopause
Depression
Alzheimer's
Teratogen
_______________ is a culturally preferred timing of events, such as marriage, parenthood, buying a house. Many Young Adults use this to set their goals and priorities.
Social Clock
Young adulthood
Intimacy v Isolation
Identity Diffusion
Dylan is not sure where he fits in society, he lives carefree, has no set plans and is confused about what he wants to do in the future. What is Dylan's identity?
Identity Diffusion
Identity Crisis
Identity Foreclosure
Identity Achievement
Amy is 25 years old and ready to settle down with her boyfriend. She is in a happy relationship and wants to have kids soon and . Which stage in Erikson's Social Development Theory is Amy in?
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Integrity vs. Despair
Trust vs. Mistrust
Generativity vs. Stagnation
What is the first stage in Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Stages of Grief
Anger
Depression
Denial
Bargaining
Amy's mom is more of a friend to her than a parent. At home there are few rules and Amy is hardly ever punished for her negative behavior. What type of parenting style is Amy's mom?
Authoritarian
Permissive
Laid back
Authoritative
