Psychology: Nature vs Nurture and Tabula Rasa
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Who coined the terms 'nature versus nurture' and 'eugenics'?

  • John Locke
  • Bobo Doll
  • Albert Bandura
  • Francis Galton (correct)

What does the 'Tabula Rasa' theory propose?

  • Children imitate the actions of role models
  • Observational learning shapes personality
  • The human mind is a 'blank state' at birth (correct)
  • Genetics solely determine intelligence

Which psychologist emphasized the role of observational learning in shaping personality?

  • Albert Bandura (correct)
  • Francis Galton
  • Bobo Doll
  • John Locke

What did the Bobo Doll Experiment study?

<p>Children's behavior after observing adult aggression towards a Bobo doll (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Francis Galton, who should be encouraged to have many children?

<p>Intelligent individuals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the key goals of eugenics according to Francis Galton?

<p>Encouraging reproduction among intelligent individuals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is socialization?

<p>The process of acquiring the cultural norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors of a society or social group (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does differential socialization refer to?

<p>The process by which people of different groups are socialized differently (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does resocialization often happen?

<p>When someone starts a new job (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is desocialization?

<p>The process by which someone experiences role loss and an accompanying loss of associated power or prestige (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Charles Cooley create and introduce in his work Human Nature and the Social Order?

<p>Looking-glass self (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does George Herbert Mead's theory of the social self emerge from?

<p>Social interactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is projection as a defense mechanism?

<p>The attribution of unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives onto another person (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is sublimation as a defense mechanism?

<p>A form of retreat enabling a person to psychologically go back in time to a period when they felt safer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is denial as a defense mechanism?

<p>The rejection of the existence of something too upsetting to handle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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