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QUESTIONS

1) who proposed the operant conditioning theory of child psychology?

a) Pavlov.
b) Skinner
c) Jean Piaget.
d) Sigmund Freud

2) One of the following is not a component of psychic structure

a) Ego.
b) Superego
c) Super id.
d) ID

3) Id is related to

a) Instinct.
b) Reality
c) Social consiousness.
d) Self consciousness

4) The third staging of Sigmund Freud's psychosexual theory

a) Anal.
b) Phallic
c) Latency.
d) Genital

5) According to the Freudian psychosexual stages of development the stage which corresponds with development of mixed dentition and character formation is

a) Concrete operational.
b) Latency
c) Phallic.
d) Genital

ANSWERS AND DESCRIPTION:

1) B. Skinner

Operant conditioning theory was proposed by Skinner in 1938. According to this theory, the consequence of behaviour itself acts as a stimulus and affects future behaviour.

Pavlov proposed classic conditioning theory in 1927
Jean Piaget proposed Cognitive theory in 1952
Sigmund Freud proposed psychosexual theory in 1905

2) C . Super ID

The three components of Freud's psychodynamic theory are id, ego and super ego

3) A. Instinct

ID: It is the basic structure of personality which serves as a reservoir of instincts or their mental representative. It is present at birth, impulse ridden and stribes for immediate pleasure and gratification(pleasure principle)

EGO: It develops out of id, when infants begins to distinguish between itself and the outside world. It is concerned with memory and judgement. It is developed after birth, expands with age and it delays, modifies and controls id impulses on a realistic level ( reality principle)

SUPER EGO: It is the prohibition learned from the environment( parents and authorities). It acts as a censor of acceptability of thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It is determined by regulations imposed upon the child by parents, society and culture.

4) B. Phallic

Stages of Freuds psychosexual theory:

Oral - birth to 1 year
Anal- 2- 3year
Phallic- 3-6year
Latency- 6-11year
Genital- 11 year onward

5) B. Latency

Latency stage starts at 5-6end and continues up to 10-12 years of age. Latency stage characteristics are:

Maturation of ego takes place
Develops a greater degree of control over instinctual impulse
Child gains better sense of initiative and starts adapting to adverse environment