Naturalistic Observation Is ________

question 252

Multiple Choice

Naturalistic observation is ________.

• A) basically the same process as objective introspection
• B) studying behavior in its natural context
• C) observing behavior in the lab without taking formal notes or using technological equipment to measure the experimental findings
• D) recreating natural conditions in the laboratory as closely as possible to make an experiment more valid

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Definitions:

Substance Dependency

A condition characterized by the compulsive use of substances (such as drugs or alcohol) despite harmful consequences, leading to physical and psychological dependence.

Electra Complexes

A psychoanalytic theory describing a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father, akin to the Oedipus complex in boys.

Freudian Theory

A psychological theory developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious drives and conflicts as the primary sources of human behavior.

Oedipus

A character in Greek mythology whose life events inspired the psychoanalytic theory of the Oedipus complex, involving a child's unconscious desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.