Psychology 213                     Name __________________________
Spring 1995

Final Exam--Chapters 6-8, 10-13 (Berk, 1994)

Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  MAKE SURE TO ANSWER ONLY 10 OF THE 14
QUESTIONS!! (10 POINTS EACH).

1.  What did Jensen suggest was the origin of intelligence?  What is one piece of evidence
that refutes this view?






2.  What was thought like during the sensorimotor period of cognitive development, according
to Piaget?  Why have some researchers criticized his view?






3.  What is one piece of evidence that supports that notion that aggressive children
misperceive others' intentions?






4.  What are the three stages of moral development, according to Kohlberg?  How is this
tested?






5.  What is the difference between the store model and levels of processing approach to
memory?  





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6.  How do children learn gender roles, according to gender schema theory?








7.  How did Vygotsky and Piaget differ in terms of their views of the role of private speech?








8.  What is meant by the theory of mind?  How does it change with development?








9.  How does the organizational approach explain why we have emotions?  







10.  How does morality develop, according to Freudian psychoanalytic theory?  Is there
support for this view?  Explain your answer.








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11.  What is one strength and one weakness of the information processing approach to
cognitive development?






12.  What is one piece of evidence that supports the view that biology influences gender
typing?







13.  What was the purpose of Project Head Start?  How does the existence of the "washout
effect" affect how such programs are considered?







14.  What is the purpose of Ainsworth's Strange situation?  How are the results from this
affected by one's culture?