Mae-Fong has been disobeying her mother all day. After the next time she fails to listen to instructions, her mother takes her to the other room, has her sit down in a chair, and tells her, "You are going to sit in this chair by yourself for five minutes to think about what it means to listen to Mommy.". Mae-Fong's mother is using a technique called _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

time-out

Psychology

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In psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that represents conscience, morality, and social standards is called the ________

a. libido. b. ego. c. superego. d. id.

Psychology

Which of the following statements is a criticism that one might legitimately make about the humanistic perspective of personality?

a) It relies far too much on the influence of environments. b) It spends way too much time looking at unconscious determinants of behaviors. c) It is overly optimistic and, as such, may be somewhat unrealistic. d) Its concept of womb envy cannot be empirically validated.

Psychology