Approaches to Toilet Training Have Changed Over Time

question 9

Multiple Choice

Approaches to toilet training have changed over time. At one point, it was suggested to parents to postpone toilet training until the child was at least a year old to avoid serious personality problems later on. This view is consistent with _____.

• A) psychoanalytic theory
• B) cognitive theory
• C) behaviorism
• D) information-processing theory

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Definitions:

Concrete Operations

A stage in child development, as per Piaget's theory, where logical thinking develops but is limited to tangible and concrete situations.

Formal Operations

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Formal Operational

A stage of cognitive development in which individuals become capable of abstract thinking and logical reasoning.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.