In Freudian theory, the process by which a young child adopts characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors of the parent of the same sex is called:
A. identification.
B. anchoring.
C. apperception.
D. internalization.
Answer: A
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When you approach a traffic light and see a red light, you stop. On the other hand, when you approach that same light and see a green light, you continue driving. This example illustrates
a. stimulus generalization. b. extinction. c. stimulus discrimination. d. spontaneous recovery.
With which approach is existentialism linked?
a. Symbolic interaction b. Conflict c. Phenomenological d. Positivistic organisms e. Diffusion
Which of the following is an evolutionary explanation for the development of motion sickness?
a. Poisons disturb the vestibular and vision systems, resulting in nausea and vomiting to expel the poison; therefore, we react to sensory conflict of these system by vomiting. b. When humans evolved, the vestibular senses became less important, thereby degenerating. c. The brain developed an increased capacity for thought, thereby taking over some of the cortex previously used for perception of motion. d. Man evolved on land and has not developed a complex three-dimensional sense of motion that sea-born creatures have.
Adoption agencies try to ensure a good fit by
A) placing children in affluent homes. B) seeking parents of the same ethnic and religious background of the child. C) allowing the biological parents to select an adoptive family for their child. D) seeking parents with at least two biological children.