The pleasure principle operates and functions primarily as part of the id
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
FEEDBACK: The id operates in accordance with what Freud called the pleasure principle. Through its concern with tension reduction, the id functions to increase pleasure and avoid pain.
You might also like to view...
Dr. Segal is testing the hypothesis that television watching in children under the age of two enhances the development of language skills. In her study, the use of random assignment ____
a. ensures that the dependent variable reflects the personal qualities of the participants b. addresses situational confounding variables, such as the time of day or weather conditions c. ensures that the independent variable reflects the outcomes of the dependent variables d. tends to cancel out individual differences among participants in the experimental group and the control group
Experience resulting from stimulation of the senses and information from the senses that can help guide our actions is called
a. perception. b. sensation. c. transduction. d. consolidation.
Which statement is TRUE regarding the independent variable in an experiment?
a. ?It is the variable that the experimenter manipulates. b. ?It is the effect that is a constant. c. ?It is the effect in the experiment. d. ?It is the variable that is allowed to vary on its own.
In schools with diverse, multiethnic populations, adolescents in the majority ethnic group tend to perceive ________ crowd distinctions in minority ethnic groups other than in their
a. more b. fewer c. similar d. no