Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

5. According to Erikson, in what direction does parental focus shift as their child matures from infancy to adulthood?

a. Control to nurture b. Love to discipline c. Spouse to child d. Nurturance to control

6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the preoperational stage? a. Centration b. Magical thinking c. Empathy d. Lack of conservation

7. In which of Erikson’s stages does the child begin to identify and pursue goals? a. Identity versus Role Confusion b. Initiative versus Guilt c. Industry verses Inferiority d. Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt

8. Watching violence in the media has been shown to cause: a. People to commit suicide b. An increase in divorce

c. Desensitization to real violence d. Decrease in peer relationships

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