Chris
Freud's developmental stages are psychosexual, while Erik Erikson's stages are described as _____.
Psychosocial
What is the focus of psychometric studies?
Mental testing or measurement.
In counseling, what does the term psychodiagnostic refer to?
The study of personality through the interpretation of behavior or nonverbal cues, often to label a client in a diagnostic category (e.g., using the DSM).
Unlike strict Freudians who emphasized the id, ego psychologists like Erik Erikson accent the _____.
Ego and the power of reasoning to control behavior.
Which psychoanalyst created a developmental theory that encompasses the entire life span?
Coach Erikson LOL ERIK ERIKSON
What is the core idea behind Jean Piaget's concept of epigenesis in his stage theory?
The notion that successfully completing a previous stage is necessary for the stages that follow.
What is the primary focus of Jay Haley's work in therapy?
Strategic and problem-solving therapy, often using the technique of paradox.
What concept, common in teens, did Robert Perry stress in his work on adult cognitive development?
Dualistic thinking, where things are conceptualized as good or bad, or right and wrong.
In Robert Perry's theory, what follows dualistic thinking as an individual moves into adulthood?
Relativistic thinking, the ability to perceive that not everything is right or wrong and that answers can be relative to a specific situation.
A child who believes 'the rain is following me' is demonstrating what Piagetian concept from the preoperational stage?
(Beyonce Song 2008)
Egocentrism, the inability to view the world from another person's vantage point.
What is a primary criticism of Jean Piaget's developmental research methodology?
His findings were often derived from informal observations of his own children.
In Piaget's theory, what is the term for the understanding that a substance's weight, mass, and volume remain the same even if its shape changes?
Conversation
During which of Piaget's stages does a child master conservation and reversibility?
The concrete operations stage (ages 7-11 years).
What does the concept of reversibility in Piaget's concrete operational stage suggest?During which of Piaget's stages does a child master conservation and reversibility?
The understanding that one can undo an action, allowing an object to return to its initial shape.
What is the name of the research tool Lawrence Kohlberg used to assess an individual's stage of moral development?
(lets see if you can Ketchup)
The Heinz dilemma.
Who expanded on Piaget's work to develop a theory of moral development with three levels?
Lawrence Kohlberg.
Lev Vygotsky's theory differed from Piaget's in that Vygotsky insisted that developmental stages unfold due to _____.
Educational Intervention
The term 'identity crisis' is most associated with the work of which theorist?
Erik Erikson
What are the three levels of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of morality?
Preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.
British psychiatrist John Bowlby is most closely associated with what concepts in developmental psychology?(Think of you and Family)
British psychiatrist John Bowlby is most closely associated with what concepts in developmental psychology?
Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages corresponds to Freud's oral-sensory stage?
Trust versus mistrust.
In Kohlberg's preconventional level of morality, an individual's moral behavior is guided by _____.
Consequences, such as rewards and punishments.
What characterizes Kohlberg's conventional level of morality?
A desire to conform and live up to the expectations of society, family, and the nation.
What defines Kohlberg's highest level of morality, the postconventional level?
The individual has self-imposed morals and ethics, which may be independent of those set by society or family.
Which researcher is known for his work on maternal deprivation and isolation using rhesus monkeys?
(He's a Gryffindor)
Harry Harlow