Psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler Would Agree with Piaget and George Herbert

question 104

Multiple Choice

Psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler would agree with Piaget and George Herbert Mead that

• A) cognitive development stems from social development
• B) infants may never be totally incapable of distinguishing themselves from the surrounding environment
• C) infants have a primitive sense of self at birth
• D) infants are born without a sense of self

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Definitions:

Contrapositive

A logical statement derived from another by negating and swapping its terms, proving the original statement if true.

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

Useless

Lacking usefulness or efficacy; not producing the desired effect or having no practical value.

Antecedent

The earlier element in a logical statement, usually preceding the consequence in a conditional sentence.