Sigmund Freud

question 50

Multiple Choice

Sigmund Freud:

• A)believed that experiences in early childhood were critical in the formation of adult personality.
• B)promoted functionalism during his lecture series at Clark University in 1909.
• C)stated that psychology should be the study of overt measurable behavior, especially as it pertains to learning.
• D)founded humanistic psychology.

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Definitions:

Linguistic Determinism

The theory that the structure of a language determines or greatly influences the modes of thought and behavioral characteristic of the culture in which it is spoken.

Eskimos' Vocabulary

A reference to the popular but debunked claim that Eskimo languages have an unusually large number of words for snow, illustrating linguistic relativity.

Linguistic Relativism

Theory suggesting that the language one speaks influences one's perception of reality and cognitive processes.

Bilingual

Characterizing someone who can fluently speak two languages.