Infants' Discriminations Between Numerical Sets Depend in Large Part On

question 100

Multiple Choice

Infants' discriminations between numerical sets depend in large part on:

• A) their familiarity with the items.
• B) the items' appearance.
• C) the ratio of the numbers.
• D) whether the infants were able to touch the items.

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Definitions:

Phallic Stage

In Freudian psychology, a developmental phase in early childhood where a child's focus of libido is concentrated in the genital area.

Jealousy

A complex emotion that often involves feelings of insecurity, fear, concern, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something of great personal value, particularly in reference to a human connection.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory which posits a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Phallic Stage

A stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development, occurring between ages 3 and 6, where the libido is centered on the genital area.