Distinguish between the concepts of multifinality and equifinality

What will be an ideal response?


Multifinality is a concept that proposes that various outcomes may stem from similar beginnings (in this case, child maltreatment). Equifinality is a concept that proposes that similar outcomes stem from different early experiences and developmental pathways.

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According to Zajonc's model of social facilitation, the three steps in determining the influence of the presence of others on performance are

a. arousal, dominant response, and task difficulty. b. relaxation, elimination of apprehension, and task difficulty. c. construal, arousal, and attribution. d. social comparison, attribution, and justification.

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Samuel was approached by a student who asked him to sign a petition supporting funding for an environmental program. Although Samuel had never thought much about environmental issues, he signed the petition. A week later, a different student approached Samuel and asked him to volunteer 1 hour per week to help start a recycling program and educate the community about environmental issues. Samuel

said he would do it. His compliance to the second request can best be explained using: a. self-perception theory b. cognitive dissonance theory c. social facilitation d. reciprocity

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_____ is the failure to understand that the world appears different to different people.

A) Accommodation B) Assimilation C) Egocentrism D) Conservation

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Freud concluded that the mind is like a(n) _______________

a. iceberg c. lake b. mountain d. stream

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