A Stage Theory of Development Was Advanced by

question 189

Multiple Choice

A stage theory of development was advanced by

• A) Lawrence Kohlberg.
• B) Erik Erikson.
• C) Jean Piaget.
• D) all of these psychologists.

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Definitions:

Structural Model

A theoretical representation of the relationships among variables or components within a system, organization, or theory.

Psychodynamic Theory

A psychological perspective that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (e.g., wishes, fears, and desires) and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic concept describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Electra Complex

A Freudian concept involving a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father, seen as a counterpart to the Oedipus complex in boys.