Two-Year-Old Vanessa Attempts to Put Her Doll's Jacket on Herself

question 38

Multiple Choice

Two-year-old Vanessa attempts to put her doll's jacket on herself.She then attempts to sit in her doll's highchair.Vanessa is displaying __________.

• A) scale errors
• B) continuity of control
• C) self-recognition
• D) a categorical self

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon in memory where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, enforcing societal rules and standards.

Encode

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, such as transforming a visual image into a memorable experience or a thought into language.