According to the Text, What Is the Basic Premise That

question 43

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what is the basic premise that underlines interactionist theories relative to the development of the self?

• A)The manner in which children learn to differentiate between right, wrong, and following rules of etiquette and fairness at play will depend in the range of significant others in his or her social world.
• B)The way that people identify and label a person can affects that person's self-perception.
• C) Human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings the things have for them.
• D) The theory that views human development as a dynamic process of reciprocal interaction between individuals.

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Definitions:

Belonging

The feeling of being accepted and included within a group or community, contributing to a person's sense of identity and emotional well-being.

Maslow

Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.

Incentives

Incentives are rewards or penalties that motivate individuals towards certain behaviors or actions.

Self-determination Theory

A psychological theory focused on motivation, which posits that people are driven to grow and change by three innate and universal psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.