If a Person Learns a Task by Insight, We Expect

question 71

Multiple Choice

If a person learns a task by insight, we expect performance to:

• A) increase gradually across trials.
• B) show a sudden jump on one particular trial and remain high thereafter.
• C) show a sudden jump on one particular trial and then gradually decline.
• D) remain relatively constant across all trials.

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Definitions:

Freud

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

Personality Trait

Enduring characteristics or qualities that define an individual's patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Social Situation

The environmental and contextual setting in which interpersonal interactions occur, influenced by social norms and roles.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where human behavior is driven by the desire to seek pleasure and avoid pain.