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Question number: 1
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According to Freud, the Oedipus complex in boys and the Electra complex in girls are resolved through
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| a. | identification with the same-sex parent |
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| b. | the strengthening of the ego |
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| c. | the emergence of death instinct |
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| d. | moving into the latency stage |
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Question number: 2
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According to the research of Piaget and Kohlberg on moral development, children about four years old
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| a. | are most likely to inhibit unfavorable behavior when consistent punishment is applied |
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| b. | have only a vague idea of the concept of “winning” |
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| c. | have already adopted a miniature form of their parents’ morality |
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| d. | According to the research of Piaget and Kohlberg on moral development, children about four years old |
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Question number: 3
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Which of the following individuals is associated with the discovery of secure versus insecure infant attachment?
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| a. | Mary Ainsworth |
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| b. | Anna Freud |
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| c. | Matina Horner |
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| d. | Diana Baumrind |
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Question number: 4
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Which of the following groups of theorists offer stage models of development?
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| a. | Piaget, Freud, and Erikson |
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| b. | Piaget, Freud, and Kohlberg |
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| c. | Freud. Adler, and Piaget |
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| d. | Freud, Maslow, and Watson |
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Question number: 5
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Kohlberg devised his theory of moral development though the use of
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| a. | observations of individual action in contrived moral dilemmas |
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| b. | naturalistic observations of children |
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| c. | verbal responses to hypothetical moral dilemmas |
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| d. | objective personality inventories |
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