One of the Most Important Stages in a Child's Early

question 59

Multiple Choice

One of the most important stages in a child's early years is Erikson's stage of initiative vs.guilt, in which children learn to:

• A)control their bodily functions so they do not feel guilty about having "accidents."
• B)take initiative in feeding and dressing themselves.
• C)plan and carry out some of their own activities.
• D)persevere at difficult tasks.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the probability of a behavior occurring is increased or decreased through the use of rewards or punishments.

Stimulus Discrimination

The acquired skill to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and various other stimuli that have not been associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of learning or obtaining new information, skills, or responses.