Both Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Skinner's operant conditioning theory ________________.

a. claim that we are passive recipients of environmental influences
b. are cognitive theories
c. assert that nurture has a larger impact on development than nurture does
d. suggest that we are active in shaping our own development

Ans: a. claim that we are passive recipients of environmental influences

Psychology

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When taken to extremes, individualistic values might lead to undesirable consequences, such as

a. an incomplete awareness of all parts of ourselves, which prevents self-actualization b. excessive feelings of intrinsic worth and unrealistic expectations of success c. excessive dependence on others' approval to maintain self­esteem d. needlessly encouraging unrestrained greed and the exploitation of others e. needlessly limiting creativity, innovation, and personal initiative

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