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What do developmental theories offer explanations about?
What do developmental theories offer explanations about?
- How to bake a cake
- How to fix a car engine
- How we develop and change over time (correct)
- How we sleep and eat
What does a theory provide the researcher with?
What does a theory provide the researcher with?
- A method for knitting a sweater
- A blueprint or model to interpret research findings (correct)
- A recipe for cooking
- A map for traveling
How are theories developed using induction?
How are theories developed using induction?
- By conducting experiments in a laboratory
- By observing patterns in single cases and developing ideas based on these examples (correct)
- By guessing randomly
- By watching movies and television shows
What type of theory is psychoanalytic theory?
What type of theory is psychoanalytic theory?
What are theories proposed explanations for?
What are theories proposed explanations for?
According to psychoanalytic theory, human behavior is primarily the function of reaction to __________ stimuli.
According to psychoanalytic theory, human behavior is primarily the function of reaction to __________ stimuli.
According to Freud's psychosexual development stages, during which stage does a child's pleasure focus on the genitals?
According to Freud's psychosexual development stages, during which stage does a child's pleasure focus on the genitals?
What did Freud emphasize as extensively shaping development according to psychoanalytic theories?
What did Freud emphasize as extensively shaping development according to psychoanalytic theories?
During which psychosexual stage do children tend to play with their same-gender peers?
During which psychosexual stage do children tend to play with their same-gender peers?
Which psychoanalytic theory describes development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion?
Which psychoanalytic theory describes development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion?
