A fixation is
A) an occurrence in which the child acquires the superego of the same-sex parent.
B) an area of development that brings delayed gratification.
C) a place where development is blocked, and development becomes stuck at that level.
D) an occurrence in which the child acquires the superego of the opposite-sex parent.
C) a place where development is blocked, and development becomes stuck at that level.
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A. Interference B. Contraception C. Aversion D. Counter-transmission
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a. inhibit Jamie's ability to remember the items. b. facilitate recognition but not recall. c. significantly enhance recall. d. have no effect on Jamie's performance.
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A) prefigurative. B) cofigurative. C) nonfigurative. D) postfigurative.
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a. cross-sectional c. longitudinal b. strain d. biographical