Thoughts That Repeatedly Intrude into Consciousness Against One's Will Are

question 31

Multiple Choice

Thoughts that repeatedly intrude into consciousness against one's will are called:

• A)compulsions.
• B)loose associations.
• C)neologisms.
• D)obsessions.

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Definitions:

Infant Reasoning

The mental processes through which young children understand and make sense of their surroundings.

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.

Innate Knowledge

Knowledge that is believed to be inborn or naturally present in the mind from birth, as opposed to acquired through experience.

Object Properties

Characteristics of objects that are perceived by the senses, such as shape, color, texture, and size.