Freud Developed His View of the Most Common Cause of Psychological

question 213

Multiple Choice

Freud developed his view of the most common cause of psychological disorders based on

• A) claims his patients made about childhood experiences of sexual abuse.
• B) claims his patients made about early childhood sexual fantasies.
• C) inferences he made regarding his clients' childhood experiences.
• D) both survey results and laboratory experiments.

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Definitions:

Social Perception

The process by which people come to understand and categorize the behaviors of others through social cues and information.

Learning

The process of acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences.

Stereotyping

The act of assigning a set of characteristics to a group of people without considering individual differences.

Reinforcement

In psychology and organizational behavior, reinforcement refers to any process that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a specific response or behavior.