You Meet a Scientist Who Tells You That She Studies

question 24

Multiple Choice

You meet a scientist who tells you that she studies the extent to which heredity and environment impact individual differences in human traits and development.This scientist works in the field of

• A)cognitive genetics.
• B)behavior intervention.
• C)gene therapy.
• D)behavior genetics.

Identify Adler's perspective on birth order and its impact on personality development.

Comprehend Adler's optimistic view of human nature and the rejection of unconscious forces as the main drivers of behavior.

Understand Adler's concepts of neurosis, perverts, and criminals in relation to birth order.

Grasp the implications of being an only child according to Adler.

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Definitions:

Feeling

A complex psychological state that involves physiological and cognitive components in response to stimuli or internal thoughts.

Intuition

Rapidly formed judgments based on “gut feelings” or “instincts.”

Attitudes

Psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Stereotypes

Widely shared beliefs about the characteristic traits, attitudes, and behaviors of members of various social groups (racial, ethnic, or religious), including the assumption that the members of such groups are usually all alike.