Theories of Development

In psychology, nature refers to

• the tendency to control one's own development
• the influence of genetic inheritance on development
• the influence of an individual's experiences throughout infancy
• the influence of an individual's experiences throughout their lifetime

Whose theory believed that personality develops in five stages and each stage focuses on a different part of the body.

• Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

• Skinner's Operant Conditioning

• Freud's Psychosexual Theory

• Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

• Piaget's Theory

Whose theory believes that personality develops through eight life crisis across the entire lifespan?

• Freud's Psychosexual Theory

• Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

• Pavlov's Classical Conditioning

• Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory

Which theorist thought that each stage of development includes a unique psychological crisis. If the crisis is met in a positive way, the individual develops normally?

• Vygotsky
• Erickson
• Bronfenbrenner
• Bandura

This theorist explains three levels of moral development: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.

• Lawrence Kohlberg
• Albert Bandura
• Lev Vygotsky
• Abraham Maslow

What stage dealt with "dating and marriage"?

• Identity Vs. Role Confusion (12yr-18yr)

• Generativity VS Stagnation (40yr-65yr)

• Intimacy VS Isolation (18yr-40yr)

Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?

• Trust vs. Mistrust 
• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intiative vs. GUilt 
• Industry vs. Inferiority 

The crisis that arises in young adulthood is concerned with:

• Trust vs. Mistrust
• Industry vs. Inferiority 
• Integrity vs. Despair
• Intimacy vs. Isolation 

According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Generativity  vs. Stagnation 

A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:

• Idenitity vs. Role Confusion 
• Generativity vs. Stagnation
• Ego Integrity vs. Despair
• Industry vs. Inferiority