What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis? What were some problems with the original hypothesis? How was the hypothesis "reformulated"?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Original: aggression is an automatic response to any blocking of goal-directed activity (response to any frustration). Problems included that people often aggress when they are not frustrated, and don't aggress when are frustrated. Reformulated: any unpleasant stimulation will lead to emotional aggression to the extent that it generates unpleasant feelings.
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The strategy in which people concentrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas is called __________.
A. expertise B. sensory improvement C. long-term potentiation D. selective optimization
The holophrase period of language development is characterized by the child's utterance of
a. units of receptive language. b. single words that convey the meanings of sentences. c. exotic unfamiliar phonemes. d. simplified three-word sentences.
Identify the FALSE statement about habituation
a. Habituation shows individual differences among infants. b. Habituation is strengthened during the first year. c. Habituation is a category of operant conditioning. d. Even fetuses become habituated.
Which is consistent with the ego?
a. admiring your own reflection in the mirror b. feeling guilty when you anger your father c. wanting your neighbor's car because it looks better than your own d. filling out an application for a desired job