Theorists within the psychodynamic tradition would agree that:
a. humans are rational decision makers.
b. personality development is smooth and continuous.
c. psychologists need to rely on objective rather than subjective methods.
d. adult personalities and ongoing problems are formed primarily by experiences in early childhood.
D
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Your text lists several sources of conflict. Which one is NOT listed as a source of conflict?
a. Competition for resources b. Power c. Jurisdictional ambiguity d. Personality
Encoding, storing, and retrieving information takes longer beginning in the:
a. 30s c. late 50s b. early 40s d. 80s
Children begin to spend most of their free time among peers beginning at the age when they
a. are successfully toilet trained. b. enter school. c. are old enough to attend summer camp. d. begin to date others during adolescence.
How has recent research modified Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
a) Several new stages have been identified. b) The stages do not always occur in the sequence Piaget outlined. c) Attainment of object permanence seems to occur earlier than Piaget believed. d) There are significant differences in the sequence of stages among boys and girls.