PSYC 140 FINAL EXAM
Question 1 2 / 4 pts
What are two critiques, discussed in the module, regarding Freud’s
psychosexual stages?
Your Answer:
Two
... [Show More] Critiques discussed is that:
Development does not only occur in infants and adolescents but that it
is life long. When it comes to terms of aging, maturation and growth it
is evident that development occurs through the whole life of the
individual but Freud's psychosexual stage only mentioned
development through to adolescents.
Also, developmet could be contionous or discontinous but, Freud
explained that development occured according to the stages he laid
out and that a stage had to be completed before moving on to another
stage but in the real sense not all adolescents complete or get to the
final stages as Freud described.
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phallic
Your Answer:
Phallic stage
Ages 3-6:
For each of the age groups listed below, list the psychosexual stage
described by Freud.
Question 2 1 / 1 pts
The phallic stage of psychosexual development ends at age
.
Your Answer:
6
Question 3 1 / 1 pts
Answers need to discuss the lack of a lifespan approach and
a methodology that only relies on a clinical sample.
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Correct! False
True
True or false? Maternal stress is not an example of a teratogen.
Question 4 2 / 2 pts
Correct! False
True
True or false? Maternal age has nothing to do with birth defects in babies.
Question 5 2 / 2 pts
Which research design would best address the following question: What
do most people in the U.S. feel about the legalization of marijuana?
Naturalistic Observation
Case Study
Question 2 / 2 pts 6
six
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Question 7 10 / 10 pts
Thoroughly answer the essay question. Essays should be written in
complete sentences.
Describe what you learned about infant-parent attachment in the module.
The approximate length of the description should be a short paragraph,
and it should include sufficient detail on what you learned. Then, describe
how your current knowledge on this topic compares to what you knew
before taking this module. Finally, describe your views on the following
issues: a) how applicable is attachment theory to everyday life and
working with infants, and b) what misconceptions about attachment do
you think people have, and what is a correct understanding of how to
apply this attachment theory?
Your Answer:
Infant - parent attachment is the close bonding relationship formed
between a child and the mother or mother figure who cares for them. I
also learnt that children can form attachment as a result of their
temperament which explains that nature and nurture combined results in
the kind of attachment that children end up forming with their care givers.
The kind of bond formed by children in their early lives also show the kind
of intimate bonds they would form as adults. There are different types of
Infant parent attachement according to Anisworth. we have the Securely
attached children, The avoidant children and the non-secured attached
children.
The Secured children where children who had bonded properly with their
parents because they received the right responsive behaviour to their
needs from their sensitive parents. They feel loved and they are easily
Correct! Survey
Correlational Study
Experiment
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soothed by their parents. In Mary Anisworths experiment, they do nor cry
so much when their care giver leaves them in unfamiliar environment,
they also unite properly with their care giver and continue to seek a strong
bond with them. They do not relate so well around strangers but would
explore their environment properly when they are around their care giver.
The Avoidant attached children avoid thier parents and care giver by not
keeping a eye contact, they are soothed both by the stranger and
caregiver in same way. They do not really unite properly with their care
giver but do so in an avoidant manner. This is practically because their
needs have not been responded too in a timely manner and they have
adapted to it.
The Non-Secured childeren do not fuss at all when their care giver leaves
them in an unfamilair situation or environment. These are usually kids that
have not been responded to at all by their care givers. They are usually
neglected. They are not bothered about reuniting or forming a close bond
with their care givers. Children in this category are usually children who
are abused or live in abused environments.
I am more knowledgable about how children grow attachment to thier
parents now especially in terms of the childs temprament. prior to this
module I felt that parents had the total control and responsibility of how
they are bonded with their kids but now I know better in terms of the childs
temprament. An independent child would not be so needed and would not
require so much responsiveness from the mother. Also for children who
are highly sensitive. And so we cannot blame parents all the time that
they are mostly insensitive to their childrens needs.
A. Attachement theory is applicable to everyday life and working with
infants because in my opinion, it eases the guilt that parents feel,
especially working parents when they need to leave their children
alone for a while, knowing that you cannot always be with your
children all the time for them to be securely bonded with you or not.
Knowing a childs temperament help you understand when a child is
truly needy or just being fussy this goes a long way to ease the nerves
of their care givers also.
B. Misconception people have is that parents, that is nuturing is the only
way that children get properly bonded with thier parents but this is not
so. As earlier mentioned, nature and nurture play different roles when
it comes to infant parent attachment. Also, parents can not stay with
thier children all day long with this information there would be less guilt [Show Less]