Understanding Human Development and Loss Quiz

Test your knowledge on developmental psychology & grief stages. Explore Erikson, Kubler-Ross, Piaget, attachment, and more in this quiz.

#1

According to Kubler-Ross' stages of grief, which stage involves a period of bargaining?

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
#2

In Freud's psychosexual stages, which stage typically occurs during the ages of 3 to 6 years, where the focus is on the genitals?

Oral stage
Anal stage
Phallic stage
Latency stage
#3

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Conventional
Concrete operational
#4

What is the term for the process of incorporating new information into existing schemas?

Accommodation
Assimilation
Equilibration
Conservation
#5

What is the term for the loss experienced when a person or group loses something valued, such as a relationship, job, or health?

Grief
Bereavement
Mourning
Loss
#6

What is the term for the emotional bond that forms between an infant and their primary caregiver?

Affection
Attachment
Connection
Bonding
#7

What is the term for the stage of grief marked by feelings of sadness, regret, and an inability to experience pleasure?

Denial
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
#8

Which of the following is a primary stage in Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Generativity vs. Stagnation
Trust vs. Mistrust
Integrity vs. Despair
Industry vs. Inferiority
#9

Which developmental psychologist proposed the concept of the zone of proximal development?

Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Lawrence Kohlberg
#10

What is the term for the cognitive bias where individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors?

Confirmation bias
Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Availability heuristic
#11

Which attachment style is characterized by an infant avoiding contact with their caregiver and showing little emotion during separation and reunion?

Secure attachment
Anxious-avoidant attachment
Anxious-resistant attachment
Disorganized attachment
#12

According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary conflict during the stage of adolescence?

Intimacy vs. Isolation
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Generativity vs. Stagnation
#13

Which theorist proposed the concept of moral development stages, including preconventional, conventional, and postconventional morality?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lawrence Kohlberg
Carol Gilligan
#14

What is the term for the belief that one's culture or ethnic group is superior to others?

Stereotype
Discrimination
Ethnocentrism
Prejudice
#15

Which type of grief is characterized by symptoms such as yearning, sadness, and preoccupation with the deceased?

Normal grief
Anticipatory grief
Complicated grief
Disenfranchised grief
#16

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of grief according to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?

Denial
Anger
Acceptance
Negotiation
#17

Which type of grief is often experienced by individuals whose grief is not openly acknowledged or socially supported?

Anticipatory grief
Complicated grief
Disenfranchised grief
Normal grief
#18

Which theorist proposed the socioemotional selectivity theory, suggesting that as people age, they become more selective about their social contacts and prioritize emotional satisfaction?

Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Laura Carstensen
#19

Who introduced the concept of the 'stranger situation' as a method to study attachment in infants?

Mary Ainsworth
John Bowlby
Harry Harlow
Konrad Lorenz
#20

Which theorist proposed the concept of the 'looking-glass self', where individuals develop their self-concepts based on how they believe others perceive them?

George Herbert Mead
Charles Horton Cooley
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura

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