The Criticism That,while Constructivist Therapies Have Attempted to Defend the Individuality

question 51

Multiple Choice

The criticism that,while constructivist therapies have attempted to defend the individuality of persons,they have reduced the process of therapy to a single method akin to literary criticism is most likely to be leveled by:

• A)behavior therapists.
• B)psychoanalytic therapists.
• C)humanistic therapists.
• D)integrative therapists.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding over the course of a human life.

Experiment

A carefully regulated procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables that are believed to influence some other variable.

Nativist Approaches

Theories suggesting that much of human knowledge and capacity is innate and genetically programmed, emphasizing the role of biology in development.

Cognitive Development

The process by which individuals acquire and develop thinking skills, from perceiving and learning to speaking and reasoning, throughout the lifespan.