Psychology test 13
According to Erikson's __________ stage of psychosocial development, children learn to trust and eventually form a close attachment to those who fills their needs.
A
Which of the following is an assumption of stage theories of development?
A
Which of the following is not an assumption of stage theories?
A
Which personality trait appears to be stable over the course of a person's life?
A
Susan has made some friends at her new high school who offer her cigarettes during their lunch break. She does not want to smoke but does so in order to fit in.
B
When a psychologist claims that developmental processes occur rapidly and are marked by distinct periods, the psychologist most likely supports which theories of development?
B
Which of the following is not a parenting style?
B
Which theorist conducted an experiment in which a rat was conditioned to press a bar in order to receive a reward, illustrating how nurture influences behavior?
B
The crisis in Erikson's identity versus role confusion stage of psychosocial development is that the individual must __________.
C
The majority of human traits are polygenic, which means they are __________.
C
When Marc was an infant, he did not adapt well to change, but as a preadolescent, he will eventually accept changes if they are introduced gradually. Marc is most likely __________.
C
__________ refers to the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce, whereas __________ is any inherited characteristic that increases one's chance of survival.
C
Children of permissive parenting have a tendency to be __________.
D
If the ability to roll one's tongue is dominant (R) and the inability to roll one's tongue is recessive (r), what would the genotype be for someone who can not roll their tongue?
D
Over the course of an individual's life, personality is __________.
D
Which of the following statements concerning personality stability is not correct?
D
Which of the following statements concerning the debate between personality change and stability is not correct?
D
Anxious-ambivalent children tend to be disorganized when exploring their surroundings.
F
Authoritative parents expect obedience without question from their children.
F
Babies who are considered slow-to-warm-up tend react to stimulation with negative emotions.
F
Environmental influences begin at birth and continue throughout life.
F
John B. Watson illustrated how nature influences behavior by conditioning an infant to fear a white rat.
F
Research indicates that stage theories are more accurate than developmental theories when it comes to assessing developmental changes.
F
When a psychologist claims that experience and learning are key elements in initiating developmental changes, the psychologist most likely supports which theories of development?
NOT A TRY C
Developmental psychology is the field that primarily studies how humans grow and develop.
T
Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development emphasizes that development occurs by overcoming an emotional crisis in each of the eight stages of one's lifetime.
T
Harry Harlow's experiment concluded that contact comfort was an important factor in determining attachment.
T
Research has shown that men are more likely than women to develop Parkinson's if they are exposed to some environmental factors like pesticides and industrial chemicals.
T
Stage theories and continuity theories of development can be used together to adequately assess changes in growth that occur throughout life.
T
The Human Genome Project was an international project aimed at mapping and sequencing all of the genes in human DNA.
T
