What Type of Thinking Involves Seeing Situations and Issues in Polarized

question 112

Multiple Choice

What type of thinking involves seeing situations and issues in polarized terms (e.g.,an act is either right or wrong) ?

• A)dualistic thinking
• B)multiple thinking
• C)relativism
• D)committed thinking

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Definitions:

Emotional Self-regulation

The ability to manage and respond to an individual's emotional experiences in an appropriate manner.

Social Referencing

Social referencing is the process by which individuals look to others in their environment for cues on how to react or behave in new or ambiguous situations.

Ego-integrity-versus-despair

A stage from Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, occurring in late adulthood, where individuals reflect on their life and either achieve a sense of fulfillment or experience despair.

Psychosocial Development

The approach that encompasses changes in our interactions with and understandings of one another, as well as in our knowledge and understanding of ourselves as members of society.