Robert White theorized that the young infant has a desire to master and gain control of the environment. White called this inborn desire

a. effectance motivation. c. learned helplessness.
b. self-regulation. d. mastery orientation.

A

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In 1976, the Vatican issued a "Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics," which described masturbation as

A) "forgivable only in small children who were unaware of their behavior." B) "forgivable as early adolescent exploration but condemnable for adults." C) "an act ,which, if not done to excess, could clear the mind for the pursuit of God's work." D) "an intrinsically and seriously disordered act."

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