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Erikson interprets development from the perspective of what theory?


A) Psychosexual
B) Psychosocial
C) Psychosomatic
D) Sociocultural

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Children experiencing the Eriksonian conflict of trust vs.mistrust are also in what Piagetian stage?


A) Concrete operations
B) Formal operations
C) Preoperational thought
D) Sensorimotor

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The difference between self-concept and self-esteem is that


A) self-concept is an affective reaction while self-esteem is a cognitive structure.
B) self-concept is a cognitive structure while self-esteem is an affective reaction.
C) self-esteem is a general concept while self-concept is specific to a given situation.
D) there is actually little or no difference between self-esteem and self-concept.

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Primary school students strive to avoid feeling ________ when they are not allowed to do certain things.

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June's mother always wanted to be an actress and started leading June in that direction at around age two.Now June sees herself as an actress and nothing else.In which of Erikson's stages is June?


A) Identity achievement
B) Identity diffusion
C) Identity foreclosure
D) Identity moratorium

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Erikson,like Piaget,saw development as a passage through a series of interdependent stages.

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Outline Kohlberg's three levels of moral development and describe an example of reasoning at each level.

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People who have a positive self-concept are said to have high ________.

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Martin now takes considerable pride in completing his fourth-grade homework assignments and in doing them well.He is quite disappointed when the teacher assigns an "A" to him for a project that he strongly felt deserved an A+ (or better!) .According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development,Martin is in what stage of development?


A) Autonomy vs.doubt
B) Initiative vs.guilt
C) Identity vs.role diffusion
D) Industry vs.inferiority

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Jerry has become active with a group working to save America's topsoil.He believes that steps must be taken to prevent food shortages 100 years from now.George's situation represents Erikson's concern for


A) generativity.
B) integrity.
C) isolation.
D) self-absorption.

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A member of your school board gives an impassioned speech regarding the need for "a dollar's worth of learning for every dollar spent." "The children of today are rarely challenged," he asserts."We need to promote accelerated programs." For the next hour,he outlines a plan to introduce algebra in the sixth grade,physics in the seventh grade,reading in the preschool,and skipping grades for any student who scores at the 60th percentile on the State standardized achievement test.Some people in the audience look skeptical,others show strong displeasure,but a surprising number appear to agree with the sentiments expressed. -How might accelerated programs generally influence children's (a)self-concept and (b)social development?

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One of the best ways to increase self-es...

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Seventeen-year-old Carl has considered several career options and has developed a firm career goal.Carl is experiencing identity


A) achievement.
B) diffusion.
C) foreclosure.
D) moratorium.

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Define the term "self-concept." How do school experiences affect the formation of self-concept? How is physical development related to school experiences and self-concept?

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Self-concept is the composite of ideas,f...

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Which one of Erikson's crises would you be LEAST likely to encounter in a K-12 classroom?


A) Identity vs.inferiority
B) Identity vs.role confusion
C) Initiative vs.guilt
D) Integrity vs.despair

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Children experiencing the Eriksonian conflict of trust vs.mistrust are in Piaget's ________ stage.

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What personal conflicts are most likely to be experienced by individuals of the following ages: (a)age of three; (b)age of 10;and (c)age of 15? What can parents or teachers do to help the individual achieve a healthy resolution?

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At age three,conflicts concern achieving...

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When individuals adopt external standards as their own,they are internalizing those standards.

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The implication of the "Big Fish,Little Pond" idea is that


A) children in "average" schools may feel better about their own abilities than those in "high-ability" schools.
B) larger schools are likely to promote higher achievement than smaller schools.
C) self-concept is lower when competition is weaker than when it is stronger.
D) smaller schools offer limited opportunities for self-concept to develop.

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According to Selman,people who perceive how different social and cultural values would influence the perceptions of a bystander are said to have ________ ability.

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The emphasis in Erikson's stage theory is on


A) behaviors and their consequences.
B) the development of moral values.
C) the formation of a personal identity.
D) the process of acculturation in school settings.

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