Decision Making and Rationality

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What characteristic enables individuals to engage with their environment effectively?

  • Physical Growth
  • Rationality (correct)
  • Emotion
  • Innate Dignity

Which process is described as influencing language, customs, and attitudes?

  • Heredity
  • Training (correct)
  • Environment
  • Maturation

How do heredity and environment interact in determining behavior?

  • They jointly influence behavior outcomes. (correct)
  • They negate each other.
  • They are independent of each other.
  • They always produce the same results.

What developmental aspect does physical maturation enable in humans?

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What defines learning in the context of behavior?

<p>A change in behavior due to experience or practice. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does the environment influence human behavior?

<p>It affects behavior through physical and social conditions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following elements is NOT a determinant of behavior?

<p>Extraterrestrial influences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be the result of sensory perception in individuals?

<p>Movement towards stimuli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the family in ensuring the survival of a society?

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How does the family function in relation to economic systems in agricultural societies?

<p>It is the primary economic unit. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of childrearing is primarily the responsibility of the family?

<p>Ensuring mastery of valued skills (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the family primarily provide for its members to foster emotional well-being?

<p>Emotional intimacy and support (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes a way families provide care and attention to their members?

<p>Offering emotional support in daily life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of status does an individual inherit from their family?

<p>Social status ascribed by societal norms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the family serve as a mechanism for social control?

<p>By exerting pressure to conform to desired behaviors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the role of the family in socializing children important?

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What key development occurs if the intimacy versus isolation crisis is successfully resolved?

<p>Capacity for love (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant relationship during the generativity versus stagnation stage?

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What emerges successfully from the generativity versus stagnation crisis?

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What may occur if an individual's sense of identity is weak during the intimacy versus isolation stage?

<p>Isolation and inability to sustain relationships (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What critical commitment is emphasized in the intimacy versus isolation phase?

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What is a sign of unsuccessful resolution during the ego integrity versus despair stage?

<p>Feelings of despair (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do individuals reflect on during the ego integrity versus despair stage?

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What begins to emerge if the crisis of the latency stage is resolved successfully?

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What aspect emerges from a successfully resolved generativity versus stagnation crisis?

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What significant relationships are important during the latency stage?

<p>Neighborhood and School (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common outcome if the crisis of identity versus identity confusion is not resolved during adolescence?

<p>Role confusion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage involves the transition from play to a sense of work?

<p>Latency Stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must children learn to do during the latency stage?

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What key emotional struggle do adolescents face during the puberty stage?

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What can strong social limitations during adolescence lead to?

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What is a benefit of successfully resolving the identity crisis during adolescence?

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What classification do values fall into according to the description provided?

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Which function of values helps to conserve human energy?

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What is the primary purpose of emotional closeness in a family?

<p>To provide an outlet for self-exploration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The authority value in Filipino family values is primarily concerned with what?

<p>Recognition by authority figures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The economic and social betterment value often reflects a desire to:

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What does emotional closeness provide as a defense mechanism in a family?

<p>An assurance against external hostilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What emotional response may occur if an authority figure fails to recognize someone's merit?

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The need for smooth interpersonal relations originates from which value?

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Study Notes

Decision Making and Human Characteristics

  • Decision-making results from a culmination of rational thought processes.
  • Innate dignity arises from reason and volition, enabling individuals to shape their environment.
  • Key activities reflecting human characteristics include nourishment, sensory awareness, and intellectual thinking.

Determinants of Behavior

  • Heredity: Genetic traits inherited from parents influence personality; genes interact with environmental factors shaping individual development.
  • Environment: Physical, social, and economic conditions affect behavior; both heredity and environment contribute to personality.
  • Training: Affects language, customs, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; learning results from experience, motivation, and associations.

Developmental Tasks Across Life Stages

  • Infancy: Mastery leads to guilt, developing conscience, and setting limits.
  • Latency Stage (6-11 years): Competence develops through school; success fosters satisfaction, while failure leads to feelings of inferiority.
  • Puberty (12-20 years): Identity formation occurs; successful resolution results in fidelity, while failure leads to uncertainty and role confusion.
  • Genitality Stage (20-24 years): Intimate relationships emerge; success leads to love, while failure results in isolation and fear of commitment.
  • Procreativity Stage (25-65 years): Generativity involves guiding the next generation; success fosters care, while failure results in selfishness.
  • Generalization of Sensual Modes (65+ years): Wisdom emerges with successful life reflection; failure leads to despair and meaninglessness.

Family Functions in Society

  • Economic System: Families are fundamental units defining production and consumption, ensuring survival.
  • Child Socialization: Families ensure children learn desired lifestyles and skills, providing a supportive social context.
  • Emotional Support: Families offer security, belonging, and personal worth to members.
  • Care and Attention: Families provide essential needs and emotional support, crucial for daily life conflicts.
  • Social Status: Family background influences inherited social position, significantly affecting life trajectories.
  • Social Control: Families instill behavioral norms and expectations, promoting conformity to societal standards.

Functions of Values

  • Values serve as criteria for choice, guiding interests and behaviors, and influence social functions and sanctions.

Filipino Family Values

  • Emotional Closeness: Families offer a safe space for emotional expression and support, serving as protection against societal hostilities.
  • Authority Value: Emphasizes the importance of approval from authority figures and society, affecting behavior and maintaining interpersonal relations.
  • Economic and Social Betterment: Reflects a desire to improve family living standards, often seen as a way to repay familial debts.

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