psy 2

Which of the following is the best term for the biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior?

maturation

Which of the following kinds of development will be affected least by early life experiences?

motor

Which Piagetian stage is characterized by pretend play and egocentrism?

preoperational

Which Piagetian stage is characterized by the belief that volume stays the same despite changes in shape?

concrete operational

A child develops ideas the idea that all teachers are female because all his teachers are female is __

a schema

A 6-year-old who only sees her own point of view is probably in the formal operational stage.

false

Stranger anxiety typically starts to show in children of about what age?

8 months

"Temperament" falls into what category?

stability

An infant who looks for a toy after it has been hidden is demonstrating __

object permanence

Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development is characterized by abstract reasoning?

formal

In the US, adolescence

is getting longer

A physical change in adolescence is __

puberty

Erickson described the _ changes of adolescence

social

Erikson argued that intimate relationships are __

always close, open, and loving

The Three Card Monty experiment manipulated your __.

object permanence

You don't remember your birth because __.

infant amnesia

What kind of parenting is characterized by meeting a child's physical needs but remaining distant emotionally?

Authoritarian

Kohlberg's conventional level of morality roughly corresponds to which of Piaget's stages of moral development?

concrete operational

When Mika is asked why he should not hit his brother, he responds, "Because Mommy says so and if I do I will get yelled at." Mika's level of moral development fits with which of Piaget's and/or Kohlberg's stages?

pre conventional

Which of the following is an example of autonomy versus shame and doubt stage?

A preschooler insisting on picking out her own clothes, no matter how mismatched they are

Erikson's first stage is __

trust vs mistrust

Dr. Matsuko's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-rearing practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is most likely that Dr. Matsuko is a(n) ________ psychologist.

developmental

The correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development are

sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

Two closed, pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are suddenly judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted. The child apparently lacks a

concept of conservation

Jarred think he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that jarred demonstrates a(n)_______ morality

pre conventional