Freud's Latency Stage Most Differs from the Other Stages in That

question 229

Multiple Choice

Freud's latency stage most differs from the other stages in that the latency stage is the only one that does not involve ____.

• A) erogenous zones
• B) defense mechanisms
• C) the Oedipal complex
• D) psychic energy

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A technique of instruction where the potency of a conduct is influenced by rewarding or discouraging it.

Classical Conditioning

A method of pairing in learning where two stimuli are habitually associated; over time, the response originally from the second stimulus comes to be from the first stimulus alone.

Reinforcement

A principle in behavior theory in which a behavior is strengthened or made more likely to occur in the future by consequences that follow it.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing capability through its association with a primary reinforcer, such as money or praise.