How does Erikson's concept of initiative compare with Rotter's concept of locus of control?
What will be an ideal response?
Initiative is a belief that one can control outcomes, determine actions, and develop ideas. Locus of control is also a belief in how much control one has over actions and outcomes. Rotter's concept of internal locus of control is similar to Erikson's concept of initiative because they both involve beliefs that one can control actions and outcomes.
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a. They predict school performance, but nothing else. b. They predict school performance and extraversion. c. They predict school performance, job performance, and much else. d. They do not make valid predictions for any activity.
Freud typified personality as a struggle in which one of the personality structures is caught in the middle of the conflict between the other two structures. This part caught in the middle is the
a. id b. ego c. superego d. ego ideal
Factors that can affect the accuracy of a polygraph test include all of the following EXCEPT
a. previous experience taking the test. c. biting down on your tongue. b. use of drugs or alcohol. d. gender of the respondent.
Following a response by an aversive event is called
(a) extinction (b) punishment (c) negative reinforcement (d) negative association (e) negative correlation