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Constructivism is
 
  A) a paradigm that portrays humans as meaning-making creatures, actively involved in the construction of their experience.
  B) the belief system of post-modern writers.
  C) constructs invented by Freud and Erikson.
  D) a paradigm that takes emotions out of experience.

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Question 2

In contrast to Freud's anatomy-is-destiny theories, Piaget emphasized
 
  A) dispositions and traits.
  B) self-construction.
  C) conflicting forces.
  D) social-construction.

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Question 3

What is Gestalt psychology's most famous assertion?
 
  A) The sum is greater than the whole of its parts.
  B) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
  C) The sum and the whole are equal.
  D) The whole and the sum are unequal.

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Question 4

Epistemology is the study of
 
  A) what there is in common among several different actions.
  B) combinations of simple patterns.
  C) how we think about what we know.
  D) the goal-oriented nature of development.

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Question 5

Which psychoanalyst influenced a young Carl Rogers?
 
  A) Anna Freud
  B) Klein
  C) Mahler
  D) Rank

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Question 6

What do humanistic psychologists believe about people?
 
  A) People are basically evil.
  B) People are basically neutral.
  C) People are basically good.
  D) People are constantly in emotional conflict.

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Question 7

A child who believes that her teddy bear really is hurt when mommy accidentally sits on it would be in which of Piaget's periods?
 
  A) Sensorimotor
  B) Preconceptual
  C) Concrete operations
  D) Formal operations

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