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Psychology Chapter 3, Quiz 1

2. The process by which the child integrates new stimulus events into already existing schemes is called:
a. assimilation.
b. accommodation.
c. egocentrism.
d. object permanence.

3. Children in Piaget's ______ period of cognitive development show animism, egocentrism, and imagination.
a. preoperational thought
b. concrete operations
c. sensorimotor
d. formal operations

4. People who enjoy retirement are likely to have:
a. hobbies and family interests outside the workplace.
b. devoted all of their energy to their job.
c. depended on others for motivation.
d. been insecure in work and home life.

5. Kubler-Ross's first stage of dying is:
a. acceptance.
b. anger.
c. bargaining.
d. denial.

6. Mary just found out that she is pregnant. The pregnancy is most likely in the _______ stage of prenatal development.
a. early zygotic
b. late fetal
c. late embryonic
d. early ovum

7. Development begins at conception, when a sperm fertilizes an egg cell to produce a(n):
a. embryo.
b. zygote.
c. fetus.
d. neonate.

8. Babies show a variety of automatic responses to stimuli that do not necessarily involve direct higher brain centers. These are called:
a. norms.
b. critical periods.
c. cognitions.
d. reflexes.

9. When the baby begins to form attachments to a variety of people, we say she has entered the_______ attachment phase.
a. multiple
b. specific
c. asocial
d. indiscriminant

10. Rick is a teenager trying to make decisions about his future career. He is most likely in Erikson's _______ stage of psychosocial development.
a. identity versus role confusion
b. integrity versus dispair
c. industry versus inferiority
d. intimacy versus isolation