Secondary Circular Reactions Are

question 255

Multiple Choice

Secondary circular reactions are

• A)unique motions done without a target.
• B)unique motions directed toward the infant's own body.
• C)repetitive motions directed toward the infant's body.
• D)repetitive motions directed toward external objects.

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Definitions:

Developmental Psychology

The scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life, from infancy through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud.

Adolescence

The transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Neo-Freudian Psychologist

Psychologists who extended Freud's theories, introducing their own concepts that emphasize social and cultural influences on personality.