Freud's View of the Nature of the Child Reflected the Philosophical

question 9

Multiple Choice

Freud's view of the nature of the child reflected the philosophical perspective of the French philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that:

• A) Children are basically sinful.
• B) Under optimal conditions children's innate talents would emerge.
• C) Children's minds are blank slates at birth, to be molded by their caretakers.
• D) Children are like adults, with all the faculties of maturity on a reduced scale.

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