Using the False-Belief Task, Researchers Find That Children Under Age

question 85

Multiple Choice

Using the false-belief task, researchers find that children under age _____ are not likely to have developed a "theory of mind."

• A) 10
• B) 8
• C) 6
• D) 4

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Definitions:

Orally Fixated

Describes an individual's strong focus on oral stimuli, such as sucking or chewing, as a result of unresolved conflicts in early psychosexual development.

Passive Dependence

A behavioral condition where an individual relies excessively on others for emotional support, decision-making, or to meet their personal needs.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and psychoanalyst.

Incomplete Repression

A psychological phenomenon where an individual is only partially successful in keeping disturbing thoughts, feelings, or desires out of conscious awareness.