What are the differences between the Oedipus complex and the Electra complex?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The Oedipus complex, coined by Sigmund Freud, is the male child's love for the mother and the wish for the father's death during the phallic stage. The Electra complex, coined by Carl Jung, is the female child's love for the father and the wish for the mother's death.
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a. Overall intelligence b. Interests c. Ability to learn math d. Ability to learn chess
A judge uses the display rule of _____ to prevent showing an emotion during court arguments that he vigorously opposes.
A) neutralizing B) deintensification C) prioritizing D) masking
The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that for simple tasks, _________ levels of arousal are associated with optimum performance
a. moderate b. low c. greater d. varying
Which of the following is a reasonable explanation for infantile amnesia?
a. Children need to develop a sense of self before they can talk about their past experiences. b. Evidence indicates that children who do not display infantile amnesia have poorer memory skills later in life. c. Children may need infantile amnesia to forget their "helpless" infantile states to develop self-esteem. d. Neuropsychological evidence indicates that infantile amnesia is a natural part of neuron proliferation.