Many Developmentalists Have Contributed to Our Understanding of the Interaction

question 143

Multiple Choice

Many developmentalists have contributed to our understanding of the interaction between children and their parents in determining behavioural outcomes.Overall, what is regarded as the most important contributor to this interaction?

• A)Parental warmth and acceptance are important.
• B)Guidance or discipline by the parents is important.
• C)Both warmth and discipline are important, although the two factors are independent.
• D)Parental warmth is important only when the parents have a strict disciplinary style.

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

The concept in psychoanalytic theory that the mind functions to mediate between the demanding needs of the id and the external real world.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual, defining their character and psychological identity.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.