Sigmund Freud Believed That One Important Determinant of Personality Was

question 74

Multiple Choice

Sigmund Freud believed that one important determinant of personality was

• A) striving to achieve self-actualization.
• B) the influence of images from the collective unconscious.
• C) fixation at an immature stage of psychosexual development.
• D) behaviors learned through classical and operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Personal Fable

A belief held by adolescents that they are unique, invulnerable, and can do anything, a form of egocentrism seen in this developmental stage.

Imaginary Audience

A psychological concept where an individual believes that his or her actions are the center of others' attention, common in adolescence.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, often leading to better learning strategies and problem-solving skills.

Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning

A cognitive process involving forming hypotheses based on observations and then logically deducing the consequences to test these hypotheses.