When a Child Can Internalize the Expectations of Other Specific

question 58

Multiple Choice

When a child can internalize the expectations of other specific people, they have learned how to

• A) overcome the looking-glass self.
• B) take the role of the particular or significant other.
• C) take the role of the generalized other.
• D) follow the rules of games.

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Definitions:

Soma

In biology, the body of an organism as distinct from its reproductive cells; in psychology, it represents the body as perceived from within.

Depolarization

A reduction in the difference in electric charge across a cell membrane, leading to the activation of nerve or muscle cells.

Reuptake

A process by which neurotransmitters are absorbed back into a neuron after having been released into a synapse, thus terminating the transmission of signals.

Excitatory PSPs

Excitatory postsynaptic potentials are increases in potential that bring a neuron closer to the threshold for firing, facilitating the transmission of signals.