Viewing Infants as Tabula Rasas Suggests That

question 152

Multiple Choice

Viewing infants as tabula rasas suggests that

• A) infants will develop naturally unless the environment interferes.
• B) experience will mold infants into unique individuals.
• C) nature is more important than nurture.
• D) infants are born with a sense of morality.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning through the repeated pairing of two stimuli, leading to a situation where a response originally produced by the latter stimulus is later evoked by the former stimulus alone.

Cognitive-behavioral

A healing strategy targeting maladaptive emotions, conduct, and beliefs via a purposeful, structured approach.

Psychodynamic

An outlook in psychology that prioritizes exploring the mental dynamics that drive human behavior, emotions, and sentiments, linking them to experiences from one’s early years.

Sociocultural

Pertaining to the combination of social and cultural factors and their influence on individual behaviors, attitudes, and identities.