The perspective which is concerned with characteristic changes that occur in people as they mature is known as _________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The psychological perspective that emphasizes on how observable responses are learned is the_____________ perspective?

   A. behavioral
   B. behavior genetics
   C. cognitive
   D. evolutionary

2. The humanistic perspective is to Maslow as the social-cognitive perspective is to:

   A. Adler
   B. Allport
   C. Rogers
   D. Bandura

3. Which perspective is most concerned with identifying the limits of human reasoning?

   A. behavioral
   B. cognitive
   C. biological
   D. social-cultural

4. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

   A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
   B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
   C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
   D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure

5. In gamete development, the fact that each mature egg or sperm contains only one chromosome from each pair is attributable to a process known as ______________?

   A. fertilization
   B. immunization
   C. reduction division
   D. zygotic division

6. ________ 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

7. If characteristic requires only one gene to show itself that characteristic is considered _______________?

   A. dominant
   B. co-dominant
   C. incompletely dominant
   D. recessive

8. The cells that response to changes in their environment and signal these changes into nervous system are called ___________?

   A. receptor
   B. effectors
   C. myelin
   D. striated

9. The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the:

   A. hypothalamus
   B. corpus callosum
   C. prefrontal cortex
   D. occipital lobe

10. Which psychological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that people can learn to discontinue bad habits such as smoking?

    A. biological
    B. social-cultural
    C. behavioral
    D. cognitive