________ Refers to the Ability to Recognize and Understand Patterns

question 21

Multiple Choice

________ refers to the ability to recognize and understand patterns and relationships in a problem and use this understanding to solve other instances of the problem.

• A) Spatial orientation
• B) Inductive reasoning
• C) Verbal comprehension
• D) Perceptual speed

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

The first stage in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from birth to 18 months, where pleasure centers on the mouth.

Anal Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development where a child's focus of pleasure is on controlling bladder and bowel movements, typically occurring between ages 18 months to 3 years.

Psychoanalytic Thought

A body of theories first developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior, the importance of childhood experiences, and the roles of conflict between conscious and unconscious forces.

Libido

In psychoanalytic theory, a term used to describe sexual desire or the driving force behind all human behavior according to Freud.