Which of the following is not one of the four stages of cognitive development delineated by Piaget?
a. sensorimotor period c. concrete operational
b. verbal period d. formal operational
verbal period
100
21. In the Myers-Briggs typology
a. feelers make decisions according to their hearts
b. thinkers make decisions according to their heads
c. perceivers like to be flexible
d. all of the above
e. only a and b above
All of the above
100
According to Freud, the Id is hedonistic and follows the pleasure principle. This means that the Id
seeks after pleasure
100
Most people's earliest memories do not predate ____________ age.
3 years of
100
The ______________ Classifies people according to Carl Jung’s personality types.
Myers-Briggs
200
Piaget says that children in the preoperational period lack the concept of conservation. By this he means that they lack the ability to
understand that the amount of a given substance remains constant when placed in a different sized container.
200
In the Myers-Briggs typology 75% of the population are __________ and 25% of the population are ____________.
sensors, intuitive
200
Id is to ego as __________is to __________.
Pleasure principle; reality principle
200
After their grown children have left home, most couples experience:
greater happiness and enjoyment in their relationship
Piaget notes that in the early sensorimotor state, children lack the concept of object permanence. By this he means that they lack the ability to
understand that objects exist when out of sight.
300
In the Myers-Briggs typology ______________ like to have information presented in a step-by-step fashion
sensors
300
The Id in Freudian theory can best be characterized by the word or phrase
unconscious desire
300
When psychologists refer to maturation, they are referring to stages of growth that are not influenced by _________.
Nurture
300
Which perspective on personality emphasizes the interaction between the individual and the environment in shaping personality?
social-cognitive
400
According to Piaget, when a child is egocentric they
imagine that others perceive the world as they do.
400
In the Myers-Briggs typology _____________like to talk to people, talk on the phone and interact with others.
extroverts
400
According to Freud, thoughts at the unconscious level are
thoughts of which we are unaware
400
Research on social relationships between parents and their adolescent children shows that ______.
a. Parental influence on children increases during adolescence
b. High school girls who have the most affectionate relationships with their mothers tend to enjoy the most intimate friendships with their girlfriends
c. High school boys who have the most affectionate relationships with their fathers tend to enjoy the most intimate friendships with their friends
d. Most teens are strongly influenced by parents in matters of personal taste.
High school girls who have the most affectionate relationships with their mothers tend to enjoy the most intimate friendships with their girlfriends
400
In studying personality, a trait theorist would most likely
Use a personality inventory
500
At what stage does the ability to think logically about abstract propositions begin?
Formal Operational Stage
500
In the Myers-Briggs typology ________________ use their “hearts” to make decisions.
feelers
500
According to Freud, ________ is the process by which children incorporate their parents’ values into their ________.
Identification, superegos
500
According to Erikson, the central psychological challenges pertaining to adolescence,
Young adulthood, and middle age, respectively, are:
identity formation; intimacy; generativity
500
The text defines personality as
An individual’s characteristic pattern of thing, feeling and acting.