Sigmund Freud

question 425

Multiple Choice

Sigmund Freud:

• A) believed that experiences in early childhood were critical in the formation of adult personality.
• B) promoted functionalism during his lecture series at Clark University in 1909.
• C) stated that psychology should be the study of overt measurable behavior, especially as it pertains to learning.
• D) founded humanistic psychology.

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Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

A concept in educational psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Pretend Play

A type of play in which children use their imagination to recreate experiences or bring created scenarios to life, often involving role-play.

Mental Acts

Processes of the mind that involve thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and perceiving, among other cognitive activities.

Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

A principle often used in language learning, where children assume that objects have only one label or name.