Who Believed That Adolescence Is a Distinctive Stage of Development

question 65

Multiple Choice

Who believed that adolescence is a distinctive stage of development because only then can an individual finally "fulfill the biological imperative to reproduce"?

• A) Piaget
• B) Arnold Gesell
• C) Sigmund Freud
• D) Vygotsky

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Definitions:

Conscious Behavior

Actions that are undertaken with awareness and intent, as opposed to automatically or without thought.

Freud's Research

The pioneering work in psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious desires, childhood experiences, and personality development.

Early Relationships

The initial social connections and attachments an individual forms, particularly in early childhood, which can significantly impact their social and emotional development.

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.