In Response to Charges That His Concepts Are Ambiguous and Poorly

question 9

Multiple Choice

In response to charges that his concepts are ambiguous and poorly defined,Erikson cited

• A) numerous supporters who refuted these charges.
• B) his growing influence and fame.
• C) the basic impossibility of ever understanding personality.
• D) his artistic temperament and lack of formal training in science.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimulus

The energies from the outside world that directly reach our sense organs.

British Empiricism

A philosophical viewpoint that emphasizes the role of sensory experience in the formation of ideas, stating that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.

Tabula Rasa

A theory suggesting that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Innate

Something that is present from birth, not learned or acquired through experience.