Chapter 5 Quiz

Question 1

Morgan is a 5-year-old child who has learned how to use language but doesn’t understand the mental operations of concrete logic yet. According to Piaget’s theory, Morgan is in the:

Answer 1

preoperational stage

Question 2

According to Piaget’s theory, the milestones of object permanence and stranger anxiety occur in which stage?

Answer 2

sensorimotor

Question 3

Erikson offered that appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers during infancy forms:

Answer 3

basic trust

Question 4

In a famous example of imprinting, Konrad Lorenz asked the question “What would ducklings do if he was the first moving creature they observed?” What he found was that the ducklings…

Answer 4

followed him everywhere he went

Question 5

Concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information. According to Piaget, the maturing brain’s way of making sense of our experiences.

Answer 5

Schemas

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE of the Harlows’ monkey experiments?

Answer 6

The monkeys developed attachments to inanimate “cloth” mothers

Question 7

According to Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, the primary task during adolescence (teen years to 20s) is to form ____________________, while the primary task in young adulthood (early 20s to early 40s) is to form ____________________.

Answer 7

an identity; intimate relationships

Question 8

____________________ studies compare people of different ages at the same point in time.

Answer 8

cross-sectional

Question 9

In a(n) ________________ study, people are followed and retested over time.

Answer 9

longitudinal

Question 10

Which psychologist in this week’s reading was most associated with moral reasoning?

Answer 10

Kohlberg