In the context of the psychoanalytic perspective on human development, identify a true statement about Sigmund Freud.
A. He stated that a response to a stimulus is evoked after repeated association with a stimulus that normally elicits the response.
B. He proposed that humans were born with a series of innate, biologically based drives such as hunger, sex, and aggression.
C. He devised experiments that were the foundation for classical conditioning.
D. He believed in active development and quantitative change.
Answer: B
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