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Developmental psychologists have attempted to identify the effects of many specific childrearing practices on children’s personality traits.  The problem with this line of research, which was discussed in the textbook, is that 

Attribution theory examines

When people are in large crowds and anonymous situations

Cedric is sexually attracted to his middle-school English teacher.  He doesn’t act on his feelings however, because he realizes that it is unrealistic that his teacher would respond positively to his advances.  According to Sigmund Freud, which part of the personality would be responsible for Cedric’s restraint?

A state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent is known as

Early philosophers suggested that human personality is based on

The __________ of the immune system are designed to recognize foreign or harmful substances (antigens) such as flu viruses, bacteria, and tumor cells, and then destroy or deactivate them. 

Researchers have found that “baby talk” by parents

__________ refers to the tendency to overestimate dispositional influences (and underestimate situational influences) when explaining another person’s behavior. 

__________ refers to a child’s first word combinations, which omit necessary words.