Socialization, Family & Cultural Influences

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GRE Subject Test: Psychology › Socialization, Family & Cultural Influences

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Which of the following best identifies the Russian-American psychologist who proposed the Ecological Systems Theory and was the founder of the Head Start Program for low SES preschoolers?

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Which of the following best identifies the Danish-German-American developmental psychologist who introduced the 8 stages of psychosocial development?

3

According to Erik Erikson, which of the following events would be most distressing for a child in elementary school?

4

Gottman could predict the risk of divorced in couples based upon four interaction patterns he termed the "four horsemen of the apocalypse." Which of the following is not one of Gottman's interaction patterns?

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Between what time period is the average infant expected to show stranger anxiety

6

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, what traits lead to companionate love?

7

Which developmental psychologist is most well known for discovering that "contact comfort" is more essential in bond formation than physical needs?

8

At what age does a child develop a sense of self as a male or a female?

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According to Mary Ainsworth's strange situation task, which of the following infant reactions would be considered a secure attachment?

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The Heinz Dilemma devised by Lawrence Kolberg is aimed at determining which of the following?

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