INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

MIDTERM EXAM

NAME: DATE:

PART I: Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Defined as the quantitative changes that refer to the increase in size and structure of bodily
parts or of the organism as a whole.
A. Development C. Learning
B. Growth D. Maturity
2. Refers to relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experiencea
A. Development C. Learning
B. Growth D. Maturity
3. It is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring through the genes
A. Development C. Heredity
B. Environmental D. Maturity
4. A one-celled organism formed by a union of a sperm and egg cell is called _____.
A. Egg C. Mitosis
B. Embryo D. Zygote
5. An XX is the designation for which type of person
A. Female C. Male
B. It D. No designation
6. Which of the following is NOT a reflex developed by infants?
A. Babinski C. Moro
B. Digging D. Rooting
7. Baby Catherine continually cries during the night. Her mom is feeling tired but continues to
get up during the night. Mom or Dad always pick Catherine up and rock her back to sleep or
feed her when she is hungry. What stage is Catherine in?
A. Adolescence C. Infancy
B. Elementary & Middle School D. Toddler
8. Benjamin is an imaginative young boy. He plays many make-believe games with his toys.
One day Benjamin is playing with his toys in the living room when his dad walks in and steps
on one of the toys. Benjamin’s dad yells out “Ouch! Benjamin what are all these stupid toys
doing lying around the room. You are too old for playing with toys. Clean these up right
now!” Benjamin picks up his toys quietly and leaves the room.
A. Early Childhood C. Infancy
B. Elementary & Middle School D. Toddler
9. School is an important event at which of Erikson’s eight stages?
A. Early Childhood C. Infancy
B. Elementary & Middle School D. Toddler
10. After working tirelessly the night before on a math assignment to complete, Jack handed his
work in, satisfied he had completed it. His teacher, Ms. F goes through all the assignments
throughout the day and noticed that Jack answered several questions wrong that they have
been focusing on in class. Ms. F decides to make an example of Jack.. While taking up the
answers, Ms. F points out Jack’s failure to answer the questions correctly and reprimands
him in front of the class. She tells Jack that he will have extra homework until he can answer
the questions right and for the rest of the class, no homework! What stage is Jack in?

A. Adolescence C. Infancy
B. Elementary & Middle School D. Toddler
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MIDTERM EXAM

11. If a child locked into or fixated at this stage because his oral wishes were gratified too much
or too little, he would continue to seek oral gratification as an adult.
A. Anal C. Oral
B. Latency D. Phallic
12. Focal point of this stage is the healthy development of sexual interest which is achieved
through masturbation and unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.
A. Anal C. Oral
B. Latency D. Phallic
13. Pleasure seeking is centered on the anus and its functions of eliminations.
A. Anal C. Oral
B. Latency D. Phallic
14. Sexual desire is dormant.
A. Anal C. Oral
B. Latency D. Phallic
15. The Psychosexual Stages of developmental periods was proposed by ________.
A. Erik Erikson C. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Jean Piaget D. Sigmund Freud
16. The Cognitive Development was proposed by ________.
A. Erik Erikson C. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Jean Piaget D. Sigmund Freud
17. The Psysocial Stages of Development was proposed by ________.
A. Erik Erikson C. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Jean Piaget D. Sigmund Freud
18. The Stages of Moral Reasoning was proposed by ________.
A. Erik Erikson C. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Jean Piaget D. Sigmund Freud
19. Infants are busy discovering the relationships between their actions and the consequence of
those actions.
A. Concrete Operation Stage C. Preoperational Stage
B. Formal Operation D. Sensorimotor Stage
20. Children are able to reason in purely symbolic terms.
A. Concrete Operation Stage C. Preoperational Stage
B. Formal Operation D. Sensorimotor Stage
21. Punishment orientation (Obeys rules to avoid punishment)
A. Stage 1 C. Stage 3
B. Stage 2 D. Stage 4
22. Good boy/good girl orientation (Conforms to avoid disapproval of others).
A. Stage 1 C. Stage 3
B. Stage 2 D. Stage 4
23. Children at this stage are using abstract terms only in relation to concrete objects.
A. Concrete Operation Stage C. Preoperational Stage
B. Formal Operation D. Sensorimotor Stage
24. Ethical principle orientation (Actions guided by self-chosen ethical principles, which usually
value justice, dignity, and equality; principles upheld to avoid self-condemnation).
A. Stage 3 C. Stage 5
B. Stage 4 D. Stage 6
25. The child begins to explore his surrounding. During this stage, he is bound to get into conflict
with own desires and the wishes of his parents. The important event is focused on toilet
training.
A. Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt C. Initiative vs Guilt
B. Identity vs Confusion D. Trust vs Mistrust
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PART II: Match column A with coumn B

A B
1. Trust A. Confusion
2. Autonomy B. Guilt
3. Initiative C. Mistrust
4. Industry D.
5. Identity E. Shame and Doubt
6. Intimacy F. Inferiority
7. Generativity G. Stagnation
8. Integrity H. Isolation
9. Sensorimotor Stage I. (7-11 years)
10. Preoperational Stage J. (birth – 2 years)
11. Concrete Operation Stage K. (2-7 years)
12. Formal Operation Stage L. (11 years and up)
13. Preconventional Morality M. Stage 5 and 6
14. Conventional Morality N. Stage 3 and 4
15. Postconventional Morality O. Stage 1 and 2

PART III. Write TRUE or FALSE

1. Development is not always predictable.

2. DNA or Deoxyribonucleic acid is also known as the chemical alphabet
3. All twins result from division of a fertilized egg.
4. Drugs have no effect on a pregnant women and her unborn child.
5. Zygote is the largest human cell
6. The period between conception and birth is also known as prenatal.
7. Newborns need to be taught how to suck.
8. Growth is the qualitative and progressive series of orderly changes towards maturity.
9. All human life starts with the union of ovum and sperm.
10. Freud’s theory of 3-6 years old’s pleasure seeking is centered on the genitals.