According to Freud, people who overeat or smoke may have had difficulty resolving

conflicts present during the __________ stage of psychosexual development.

a. oral
b. anal
c. phallic
d. latent
e. genital


a. oral

Psychology

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What is an essential process that promotes growth in Rogers' theory of personality development?

a. Conditional approval b. Being conscientious c. Reliance on the approval of others d. Experiencing and accepting the authentic self

Psychology

A cognitive view of attachment assumes that:

a. attachment will assist in developing the child's cognitive skills. b. attachment and cognitive skills are unrelated. c. some understanding of object permanence is necessary for specific attachment. d. infant-specific attachments will occur as soon as the child can recognize faces.

Psychology

Which of the following responses is very difficult to classically condition in young babies?

A) contentment B) fear C) hunger D) sucking

Psychology

When researchers have examined the relationship between maternal emotions and prenatal development, the most consistent finding has been that

A) stressful psychological states, such as anxiety or depression, lead to spontaneous abortion or fetal death. B) fetuses of severely distressed mothers tend to grow more slowly. C) there is no link between maternal emotions and the development of the infant. D) infants whose mothers were anxious or depressed are more likely to be anxious or depressed as adults.

Psychology