What Did Jean Charcot Find When He Used a Variation

question 21

Multiple Choice

What did Jean Charcot find when he used a variation of Mesmer's?

• A) These methods were effective in treating a number of psychological disorders.
• B) These methods were no more effective than previous methods he had used.
• C) Patients were better able to understand the link between their emotional problems and their psychological disorder.
• D) The symptoms of some patients actually worsened.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The realization that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen.

Goal-Directed Behavior

Behavior in which several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem.

Secondary Circular Reactions

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants (4-8 months) repeat pleasurable actions that are centered on their own body.

Primary Circular Reactions

Repetitive actions focused on the body that infants engage in for pleasure, part of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development.