Child Psychology Exam 2 Systems theorists Questions with complete Answers 2023/2024

Child Psychology Exam 2 Systems theorists Questions with complete Answers 2023/2024 Freud believed that the norms and moral structures of the family and society are incorporated in the a. ego. b. id. c. libido. d. superego. e. phallic stage. - correct answer d. superego. Michael's family lives on the shores of a lake in southern Utah which is next to an abandoned land-fill. The family frequently eats trout from the lake. Three-year-old Michael was born with microcephaly and cognitive delays in visual recognition. Which of the following teratogens would you suspect as a possible cause for Michael's birth defects? a. Mercury b. PCBs c. Lead d. Arsenic - correct answer b. PCBs Systems theorists emphasize that, in any system, a. accommodation predominates over assimilation. b. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. c. psychological components are more complicated than biological or economic components. d. full functioning prevents changes in one part from affecting other parts of the system. e. change is the normal reaction to the need to adapt. - correct answer b. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. According to systems theory, when any part of the system changes or a new element is added, the system a. rapidly changes and evolves. b. will assimilate if it can, but will accommodate if it must. c. accommodates rapidly while children are young. d. is extremely unstable and volatile. e. responds randomly and chaotically. - correct answer b. will assimilate if it can, but will accommodate if it must