Describe Freud's psychosexual stages of development.
What will be an ideal response?
Students' answers may vary. Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Oral stage-first 18 months, stimulation of the mouth area; features of oral character
? Anal stage-18 months to 3 years, focus of gratification is the anus; features of anal personality
? Phallic stage-3 to 6 years, Oedipus/Electra complex, penis envy, absence of castration anxiety in girls leads to lack of motivation to develop a super ego; problems associated with unsuccessful resolution of phallic stage
? Latency stage-libidinal drives are quelled, more same-sex interaction
? Genital stage-12 and older years, sexual interests turn to heterosexual relationships
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Your textbook discusses a typical theory about brain lateralization. According to this discussion, gender differences in cognitive performance can be traced to the observation that
a. males process most information using the left hemisphere, whereas females primarily use the right hemisphere. b. males' brains show more lateralization than females' brains, so that a larger portion of the right hemisphere can process spatial information. c. males' brains show more lateralization than females' brains, leading to a decreased ability in combining different cognitive skills. d. verbal tasks use the right hemisphere in males, but the left hemisphere in females.
In the context of the real-world application of Kelly's theory, the Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test:
a. has been used as a supplementary test in psychoanalysis. c. cannot be used in industrial settings. b. has been used in market research. d. cannot be used with schizophrenics.
The famous research subject H.M. developed a form of amnesia following surgery to treat his epilepsy. Following the surgery, H.M
A) could not recall any memories from before the surgery. B) could form no new long-term memories of any kind. C) could form nondeclarative, but generally not declarative long-term memories. D) could form episodic, but generally not procedural long-term memories.