According to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development between 2 and 7 years of age, in which the child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world, is the ______ stage
a. concrete operations
b. sensorimotor
c. preoperational
d. formal operations
e. postformal operations
c. preoperational
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Two of the most important motives for understanding human personality and personality disorders are
a. escape from reality and escape from pain. b. acceptance of reality and acceptance of self. c. affiliation and power. d. dependence and nurturance.
A humanist would give which explanation for aggression?
a. Brain abnormalities explain violent behavior in some people. b. Social conditions give rise to drug use that, in turn, causes aggressive behavior. c. Aggression results from unconscious impulses. d. Aggression increases when people become frustrated by not being able to meet their goals. e. Aggression is learned through observing others and through reinforcement.
The group of disorders that is characterized by severely impaired cognitive processes, personality disintegration, affective disturbances, and social withdrawal is collectively termed ____
a. mood disorders b. schizophrenia spectrum disorders c. personality affective disorders d. schizotypal and schizoid personality disorders
The process by which sensations are organized to form inner representations of the world is called
a. psychophysical. c. adaptation. b. sensation. d. perception.