Pain Is Selectively Detected by ________

question 8

Multiple Choice

Pain is selectively detected by ________.

• A) mechanoreceptors
• B) thermoreceptors
• C) nociceptors
• D) proprioceptors

Recognize the difference between psychodynamic, humanistic, and behaviorist approaches in psychology.

Understand the significance of objective tests in revealing attitudes and feelings, and the critique from a psychodynamic perspective.

Comprehend the relationship between reliability and validity in psychological testing.

Recognize the importance of unconditional positive regard in psychological development.

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Definitions:

Anal Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring between 18 months and three years of age, where pleasure centers on bowel and bladder elimination.

Psychosexual Development

Sigmund Freud's theory describing how personality develops through stages focused on sexual pleasure from different body areas.

Fixated

In psychology, an obsessive focus or attachment to an idea, person, or object, often at the expense of more useful or adaptive behaviors.

Sexual Abuse

An undesired sexual act by one person upon another, often using coercion or without the consent of the victim.