Although Their Pronunciation of Words Is Not as Precise as It

question 126

Multiple Choice

Although their pronunciation of words is not as precise as it will become later,at what age can most toddlers speak clearly enough to make themselves understood about nearly anything they wish?

• A) 1 year
• B) 2 years
• C) 3 years
• D) 4 years

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Definitions:

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that posits individuals seek immediate gratification to avoid pain and increase pleasure, driving much of human behavior.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Primary Process

A term from psychoanalytic theory that describes the irrational and instinctual thought processes of the unconscious mind.

Condensation

In psychoanalytic theory, the method of primary process thinking in which several ideas are compressed into one.