Which of the Following Undermines the Validity of the Psychoanalytic

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which of the following undermines the validity of the psychoanalytic theory of gender?

• A)The preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent.
• B)Children become gender-typed even when the same-sex parent is not present in the family.
• C)Gender typing in children occurs at the stages of the Electra complex for girls and Oedipus complex for boys.
• D)The child consciously identifies and adopts the same-sex parent's characteristics.

Identify and explain the phenomena of groupthink, social loafing, minority influence, and group polarization.

Understand the role of authority presence and legitimacy in influencing obedience, conformity, and social dynamics.

Analyze the impact of deindividuation on behavior and identify its primary causes.

Interpret the phenomenon of social facilitation and its contrast with social loafing.

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Definitions:

Schemas

Cognitive frameworks or concepts that help individuals organize and interpret information from the world around them.

Shape

The external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the combined processes of sensory input and motor response; often related to the developmental stage in infants where they explore the world through their senses and actions.

Preoperational

Refers to the stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged 2 to 7 years old use symbols and language but do not yet understand mental operations or logical thinking.