Question: A primary difference between Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and Erikson’s psychosocial theory is that Freud emphasized ______ whereas Erikson focused on ______.

Answer: Unconscious motivations; ego development.

Question: An individual’s ______ is the complex blend of genetic information that determines our species and influences all our unique characteristics.

Answer: Genotype.

Question: The defining characteristic of centration is ____ thought. abstract narrowly focused lack of object permanence egocentrism

Answer: narrowly focused

Question: The ecological approach, which emphasizes hearing in terms of classical and operant conditioning is the ______.

Answer: Behavioristic approach.

Question: The concept of a “nonspecific, generalized environmental tolerance” suggests that:

Answer: Features present in any environment but not specific to any particular environment is provided by genetic factors.

Question: If you believe that the impact of the environment controls our behavior and that our development is dependent upon rewards and punishments, you most likely subscribe to the ______ perspective.

Answer: Operant.

Question: The “basic goal” of psychology is ____.

Answer: To observe

Question: The best example of “control” in a typical psychological research study is ______.

Answer: Strictly limiting the number of variables in a research project.

Question: Which of the following statements about hormone transport and distribution is not true? Select one: A. free hormone concentration is not influenced by plasma protein concentration B. hormones can be transported bound to plasma protein C. hormones that are lipids often have a carrier protein or are free in the plasma D. hydrophilic hormones can diffuse through capillary walls and bind to target tissues E. none of the statements are true

Answer: A. free hormone concentration is not influenced by plasma protein concentration

Question: A research design which studies the same group of people over an extended period of time is best described as a(n) ______.

Answer: Longitudinal study.

Question: Which of the following scenarios is correct concerning correlation coefficients?

Answer: A correlation of -0.85 shows a quite strong relationship.

Question: Development ____.

Answer: To increase

Question: Piaget would best relate to which one of the following statements?

Answer: Children are continuously presented with certain tasks and by interacting with the world around them.

Question: Between early and later childhood, children tend to have more ____ properties. egocentric abstract

Answer: egocentric