Which of the Following Summarizes What Developmentalists Believe About the Stability

question 104

Multiple Choice

Which of the following summarizes what developmentalists believe about the stability of children's psychological characteristics over time?

• A) Children's characteristics are never stable over time.
• B) Children's characteristics are always stable over time because of genetic factors.
• C) The stability of children's characteristics over time depends both on genetic factors and the stability of children's environment.
• D) Physical traits, but not psychological traits, remain stable over time.

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Definitions:

Horney

Karen Horney, a psychoanalytic psychologist known for her theory of neurotic needs and her disagreements with Freud's perspectives on women.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic concept introduced by Freud, describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealously toward the same-sex parent.

Horney

Karen Horney, a psychologist who contributed to psychoanalytic theory, emphasizing the importance of cultural and social factors in personality development and neurosis.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where the patient speaks freely to reveal unconscious thoughts and feelings.