According to Freud, the primary mission of the ego is to
a. help the child learn right from wrong.
b. raise the child's self-esteem.
c. help the child find realistic ways to get needs met.
d. provide for immediate gratification.
c
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Tida and Ahn are ethnic minority adolescents. Tida is a college sophomore. Ahn is an eleventh-grader. Which is most likely to have an achieved ethnic identity?
a. Tida b. Ahn c. Neither, as ethnic identity achievement does not occur until the early 30s d. Too little information to tell
Suppose that you are conducting a research project for a social psychology class. Due to the fact that you have no budget for the research, you are forced to rely on a college student population. How big of a problem is this in terms of your ability to later generalize your findings to other groups of people?
a. It is completely unimportant for the majority of topics studied by social psychologists. b. It is a very serious problem for most,but not all topics, within social psychology. c. It is a very serious problem if your sample size is under 1000, and thus, lacks ameasure. d. It is generally not a very serious problem unless you are studying certain topics.
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19th century? a. The community often took on the care of the mentally ill
b. Family members often cared for a mentally ill person at home. c. Mentally ill people received specialized care in psychiatric hospitals. d. Often, mentally ill people were left to care for themselves.
When is it appropriate to use animals for psychological research?
A. When human subjects’ privacy and confidentiality would be violated B. When human subjects would be subjected to pain and suffering C. When human subjects would be unable to provide informed consent D. When there is a strong rationale for the benefit of conducting the research