Lesson 6 General Psychology Quiz

Umberto is a one year old, and his mother is sensitive and responsive to his needs. He is distressed when his mother leaves him, and he is happy to see her when she returns. What kind of attachment is this?

secure

During Jean Piaget's ________ stage, the world is experienced through senses, reflexes and actions.

sensorimotor

Heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine, cigarettes, and alcohol are all examples of

teratogens

What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the "Strange Situation"?

the nature of attachment between caretakers and babies

A(an) ________ begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge.

zygote

In reference to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, during the _________ stage, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations

Concrete operational

In Piaget's final stage of cognitive development, children in the ________ stage can use abstract thinking to problem solve, look at alternative solutions, and test these solutions

Formal operational

Sonya is 17 years old. According to Erikson, her chief task will be acquiring a sense of ________

Identity

According to Piaget, in the _________ stage, children use words and images to represent things, but they lack logical reasoning

Preoperational

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Sensorimotor; peroperational; concrete operations; formal operations

Children whose parents have an authoritarian parenting style can be ________.

anxious, withdrawn, and unhappy

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called __________

attachment

According to research on categories of parenting styles by Diana Baumrind, ___________ parents are those who are firm and set limits and goals, reason with their children and encourage their independence

authoritative

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ________.

developmental milestones

What does nurture refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate?

environment and culture

What does nature refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate?

genes and biology

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives. This psychologist is most likely working in the field of _______.

human development

_________ refers to heredity and _______ refers to environmental influences

nature; nurture

Madeline is seven months old. Her mother is eating a cookie and Madeline wants some. Her mother hides the cookie under a napkin, but Madeline is not fooled. She knows the cookie is still there. What does this exemplify?

object permanence

Elroy decided not to cheat on the exam because he would fail the class if he was caught. What stage of moral development does this exemplify?

pre-conventional