A. they represent the outcome of major biological changes
B. they present a set of developmental tasks to be mastered
C. they provide insight into the values and aspirations of particular cultures
D. their beginning and end a perfectly correlated with chronological age
Related Mcqs:
- In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research - ________ perspective focuses on changes in behaviour and cognitive processes over the life span?
A. Developmental Perspective
B. Biological Perspective
C. Humanistic Perspective
D. Psychoanalytic Perspective - The psychological perspective that emphasizes on how observable responses are learned is the_____________ perspective?
A. behavioral
B. behavior genetics
C. cognitive
D. evolutionary - The humanistic perspective is to Maslow as the social-cognitive perspective is to:
A. Adler
B. Allport
C. Rogers
D. Bandura - Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?
A. At an early oral stage children usually start to explore their environment but experience control and discipline from their parents
B. Fixation at the anal stage results in children deriving pleasure in adulthood from activities such as overeating, smoking, drinking and kissing
C. At the genital stage children discover pleasure from touching their genitals
D. During the latency period sexual impulses are rechanneled into activities such as sport, learning and social activities - Who is an important functionalistic psychologist was particularly interested in consciousness, memory and emotions?
A. John Dewey
B. William James
C. Thorndike
D. Skinner - A psychologist studied a gunshot wound victim and found out that brain region destroyed is most important for memory functions. The research is _____________?
A. case study
B. survey
C. correlational
D. experimental
E. None of these - Education broadly interpreted at_______and continues throughout a person’s life span:
A. Birth
B. Home
C. childhood
D. Youth age - In Piaget’s theory, the first two years of life are called the ___________ stages ?
A. Paralinguistic
B. Exploratory
C. Sensorimotor
D. Preoperational - Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans ad with little or no parental care?
A. Instinct
B. Taxis
C. Learning
D. Kinesis
